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- noun Plural form of
subah .
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Examples
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He was informed by his spies of the weakness and anarchy of Hindustan: the _subahs_ of the provinces had erected the standard of rebellion; and the perpetual infancy of Sultan Mahmud was despised even in the harem of Delhi.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 John [Editor] Rudd 1885
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His subordinates are a sirdar, or judge, and several subahs, or collectors.
A Journey to Katmandu (the Capital of Napaul), with The Camp of Jung Bahadoor; including A Sketch of the Nepaulese Ambassador at Home Laurence Oliphant 1858
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Your Lordships remember the death of Jaffier Ali Khân, the first of those subahs who introduced the English power into Bengal.
The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 10 (of 12) Edmund Burke 1763
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Five of these subahs, or viceroys, governed from about the year 1717, or thereabouts.
The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 09 (of 12) Edmund Burke 1763
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a captain of a band of ragged _topasses_, that looked for anything less than the deposition of subahs and the sale of kingdoms.
The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 09 (of 12) Edmund Burke 1763
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