Mughal Empire Decline Quiz

The Sikhs were organized into military groups called misls, each headed by a leader known as a sardar.

Farrukh Siyar and Alamgir II were assassinated; Ahmad Shah and Shah Alam II were blinded.

Establishing a network of loyal supporters, improving infrastructure, and maintaining good relations with neighboring provinces.

<p>Mewar defied Mughal authority; Rana Pratap was the ruler who stood his ground.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Resistance from local chieftains, financial constraints, and potential rebellions by dissatisfied groups.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Rajput kings belonging to Amber and Jodhpur served under the Mughals; they were granted considerable autonomy in their watan jagirs.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Marathas sought to increase their territorial control and resources, as well as to challenge Mughal authority.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Influential Rajput families from Amber and Jodhpur claimed the subadari of Gujarat and Malwa.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They consolidated their authority in different parts of the subcontinent.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>No, modern merchants and bankers do not wield the same level of political and economic influence as their counterparts in the eighteenth century.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The shifting of authority to provincial governors, chieftains, and other groups weakened the central Mughal authority.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>He stood his ground and refused to accept Mughal suzerainty.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Controlling the powerful mansabdars became increasingly difficult for the later Mughal emperors.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Provincial governors challenged Mughal authority for the longest time in Aurangzeb's reign.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The consolidation of power by governors and peasant and zamindari rebellions contributed to the decline in revenue remission.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Peasant and zamindari rebellions were sometimes caused by mounting taxes and attempts by chieftains to consolidate power.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Discussing specific kingdoms and analyzing the socio-economic and political changes over time in your state.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Governors controlled the offices of revenue and military administration, granting them political, economic, and military powers.</p> Signup and view all the answers