37 Questions
What significant change occurred in the subcontinent during the first half of the eighteenth century?
The emergence of a number of independent kingdoms
When did the political conditions in eighteenth-century India change quite dramatically?
After the death of Aurangzeb in 1707
What is depicted in Map 2 from the mid-eighteenth century?
British territories in the mid-eighteenth century
What is the significance of the third battle of Panipat in 1761?
It marked a turning point in the political landscape of eighteenth-century India
What caused the crises faced by the Mughal Empire towards the closing years of the seventeenth century?
A variety of factors
What significant event is associated with the year 1707 in relation to Indian history?
The death of Aurangzeb
During Aurangzeb's reign, which group challenged Mughal authority for the longest time?
Provincial governors
What was a significant consequence of the breakdown of the efficiency of the imperial administration?
Increase in peasant rebellions
What contributed to the shifting of political and economic authority into the hands of provincial governors and local chieftains?
Control over revenue and military administration
What was the impact of Nadir Shah's invasion on the Mughal Empire?
Plundering and devastation of Delhi
What led to the financial bankruptcy of the Mughal Empire?
Inability to collect taxes
What did the local chieftains attempt to do during the period of Mughal decline?
Consolidate their own positions
What caused the lords to be impoverished despite their peasants raising two crops a year?
Collapse of all order and administration
What did the rulers after Aurangzeb fail to arrest?
Gradual shifting of political and economic authority
What was a consequence of the breakdown of all order and administration?
Inability to keep an armed force or pay soldiers
What was a significant impact of Ahmad Shah Abdali's raids on north India?
Plundering raids causing further devastation
During which period did the emergence of new political groups in the subcontinent take place?
Between 1707 and the third battle of Panipat in 1761
What significant territories did the British successfully seize by 1765 in India?
Territories in eastern India
What led to the reshaping of the boundaries of the Mughal Empire by the emergence of independent kingdoms?
The death of Aurangzeb in 1707
What event signified the height of success for the Mughal Empire?
The emergence of new political groups in the subcontinent
What contributed to the financial bankruptcies faced by the Mughal Empire towards the closing years of the seventeenth century?
Efficiency breakdown of the imperial administration
What caused major chunks of territory in eastern India to be seized by the British by 1765?
The emergence of a number of independent kingdoms
During Aurangzeb's reign, which group challenged Mughal authority for the longest time?
Provincial governors (subadars)
What was the impact of Nadir Shah's invasion on the Mughal Empire?
Devastation and plunder
What was a significant consequence of the breakdown of the efficiency of the imperial administration?
Challenges from provincial governors
What contributed to the financial bankruptcies faced by the Mughal Empire towards the closing years of the seventeenth century?
Peasant revolts due to mounting taxes
What did the rulers after Aurangzeb fail to arrest?
Provincial governors' power consolidation
What was a significant change that occurred in the subcontinent during the first half of the eighteenth century?
Consolidation of provincial governors' power
What caused major chunks of territory in eastern India to be seized by the British by 1765?
Weakening of imperial authority
During the period of Mughal decline, what did local chieftains attempt to do?
Consolidate their own positions and seize economic resources
What contributed to the shifting of political and economic authority into the hands of provincial governors and local chieftains?
Consolidation of control over provinces and economic resources
During the period of Mughal decline, which group was able to seize the economic resources of the region to consolidate their positions?
Provincial governors
What was a significant impact of Nadir Shah's invasion on the Mughal Empire?
Loss of immense wealth
What was a significant consequence of the breakdown of the efficiency of the imperial administration?
Peasant revolts
What led to the financial bankruptcy of the Mughal Empire?
Excessive taxation on peasants
What contributed to the shifting of political and economic authority into the hands of provincial governors and local chieftains?
Control over revenue and military administration
What event signified the height of success for the Mughal Empire?
The two-crop harvests
Explore the changes in political boundaries of the subcontinent during the eighteenth century with a focus on the Mughal Empire and the emergence of independent states. Understand the significant reshaping of the Mughal Empire's boundaries and the expansion of British influence through Map 1 and Map 2.
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