In the Mughal period Bardhaman is mentioned as a mahal or pargana of Sarcar Sharifabad. Some western parts of Bardhaman was Gopbhum, ruled for many years by the Sadgope kings. The Gopbhum area later became part of the Shergarh and Senpahari parganas.

In 1606, Sher Afghan Khan, the jagirdar of Bardhaman, was killed just outside Bardhaman. After Sher Afghan's death, his wife, Meher-un-Nissa, was taken by Jahangir