Maps and Political Formations in the Eighteenth Century Subcontinent
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Maps and Political Formations in the Eighteenth Century Subcontinent

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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?

<p>It marked a turning point in the political landscape of eighteenth-century India</p> Signup and view all the answers

What caused the crises faced by the Mughal Empire towards the closing years of the seventeenth century?

<p>A variety of factors</p> Signup and view all the answers

What significant event is associated with the year 1707 in relation to Indian history?

<p>The death of Aurangzeb</p> Signup and view all the answers

During Aurangzeb's reign, which group challenged Mughal authority for the longest time?

<p>Provincial governors</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was a significant consequence of the breakdown of the efficiency of the imperial administration?

<p>Increase in peasant rebellions</p> Signup and view all the answers

What contributed to the shifting of political and economic authority into the hands of provincial governors and local chieftains?

<p>Control over revenue and military administration</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the impact of Nadir Shah's invasion on the Mughal Empire?

<p>Plundering and devastation of Delhi</p> Signup and view all the answers

What led to the financial bankruptcy of the Mughal Empire?

<p>Inability to collect taxes</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the local chieftains attempt to do during the period of Mughal decline?

<p>Consolidate their own positions</p> Signup and view all the answers

What caused the lords to be impoverished despite their peasants raising two crops a year?

<p>Collapse of all order and administration</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the rulers after Aurangzeb fail to arrest?

<p>Gradual shifting of political and economic authority</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was a consequence of the breakdown of all order and administration?

<p>Inability to keep an armed force or pay soldiers</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was a significant impact of Ahmad Shah Abdali's raids on north India?

<p>Plundering raids causing further devastation</p> Signup and view all the answers

During which period did the emergence of new political groups in the subcontinent take place?

<p>Between 1707 and the third battle of Panipat in 1761</p> Signup and view all the answers

What significant territories did the British successfully seize by 1765 in India?

<p>Territories in eastern India</p> Signup and view all the answers

What led to the reshaping of the boundaries of the Mughal Empire by the emergence of independent kingdoms?

<p>The death of Aurangzeb in 1707</p> Signup and view all the answers

What event signified the height of success for the Mughal Empire?

<p>The emergence of new political groups in the subcontinent</p> Signup and view all the answers

What contributed to the financial bankruptcies faced by the Mughal Empire towards the closing years of the seventeenth century?

<p>Efficiency breakdown of the imperial administration</p> Signup and view all the answers

What caused major chunks of territory in eastern India to be seized by the British by 1765?

<p>The emergence of a number of independent kingdoms</p> Signup and view all the answers

During Aurangzeb's reign, which group challenged Mughal authority for the longest time?

<p>Provincial governors (subadars)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the impact of Nadir Shah's invasion on the Mughal Empire?

<p>Devastation and plunder</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was a significant consequence of the breakdown of the efficiency of the imperial administration?

<p>Challenges from provincial governors</p> Signup and view all the answers

What contributed to the financial bankruptcies faced by the Mughal Empire towards the closing years of the seventeenth century?

<p>Peasant revolts due to mounting taxes</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the rulers after Aurangzeb fail to arrest?

<p>Provincial governors' power consolidation</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was a significant change that occurred in the subcontinent during the first half of the eighteenth century?

<p>Consolidation of provincial governors' power</p> Signup and view all the answers

What caused major chunks of territory in eastern India to be seized by the British by 1765?

<p>Weakening of imperial authority</p> Signup and view all the answers

During the period of Mughal decline, what did local chieftains attempt to do?

<p>Consolidate their own positions and seize economic resources</p> Signup and view all the answers

What contributed to the shifting of political and economic authority into the hands of provincial governors and local chieftains?

<p>Consolidation of control over provinces and economic resources</p> Signup and view all the answers

During the period of Mughal decline, which group was able to seize the economic resources of the region to consolidate their positions?

<p>Provincial governors</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was a significant impact of Nadir Shah's invasion on the Mughal Empire?

<p>Loss of immense wealth</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was a significant consequence of the breakdown of the efficiency of the imperial administration?

<p>Peasant revolts</p> Signup and view all the answers

What led to the financial bankruptcy of the Mughal Empire?

<p>Excessive taxation on peasants</p> Signup and view all the answers

What contributed to the shifting of political and economic authority into the hands of provincial governors and local chieftains?

<p>Control over revenue and military administration</p> Signup and view all the answers

What event signified the height of success for the Mughal Empire?

<p>The two-crop harvests</p> Signup and view all the answers

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