Eighteen Century Political Formation - Chapter Wise CBSE Solved Question and Answer Based On NCERT
Points To Remember:
Mughal Empire was a dominant power In the Indian sub continental between the mid-16th century and the early 18th century
During the first half of the 18 th century new political groups emerged in the subcontinent which became one of the causes of the downfall of Mughal Empire
At the end of 17 th century Mughal Empire witnessed challenges from regional powers like Marathas, Jats, Sikhs and Rajputs
Number of factors were responsible for decline of Mughal like- depletion of military resources by Aurangzeb, financial crisis, break down of administration and rise of Mansabdars
Nadir Shah plundered the city of Delhi
Competition amongst different groups of nobles weekend Mughal Empire
States that emerged out of the old Mughal provinces were Awadh, Bengal and Hyderabad
Hyderabad state was founded by Nizam- ul- Mulk- Asaf J ah, Awadh state was founded by Burhan -Ul-Mulk Sa'addat Khan
Rajputs kings of Jodhpur and Amber enjoyed a lot of freedom, they enjoyed considerable autonomy in their watan jagirs
Turanis were the nobles of Turkish descent in the Mughal Empire
