During the rule of Akbar, the Mughal Empire was divided into 12 subas or provinces. These were Allahabad, Agra, Awadh, Ajmer, Ahmedabad, Bihar, Bengal, Delhi, Kabul, Lahore, Malwa, and Multan. Later on Ahmednagar, Berar, and Khandesh were added.
The kingdom was divided into different administrative units during the rule of the Vijayanagar empire in southern India which ruled from 1336 CE to 1672 CE. These administrative units were called Mandalams, Nadus, Sthalas, and Gramas.
In the thirteenth century, Ata Malik Juwaini wrote The Tarikh-i-Jahan Gusha-i-Juwaini. It throws more light upon the history of Central Asia than it does on India. The text is, nevertheless, considered to give an accurate account of all the information.