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18th century political Formation history - Coggle Diagram
18th century political Formation
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ATTACK BY NORTH WEST
Nadir Shah
He took away the sixty lakhs of rupees and some thousand gold coins, nearby one crore worth of gold-ware, nearly fifty crores worth of jewels and a peacock throne
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The Old Mughal Provinces
Bengal
Bengal was founded by Murshid Quli Khan. He commanded revenue administration of the state. Under Alivardi Khan the state became prosperous
The formation of a regional state in eighteenth century Bengal therefore led to considerable change amongst the zamindars.
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Hyderabad state was founded by Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah. The state was constantly engaged in a struggle against the Marathas
The Hyderabad States which enjoyed consideration independence like Watan Jagirs and several Rajput principalities and the last group included states like Marathas, Sikhs and the Jats
Hyderabad
Broadly speaking the states of the eighteenth century can be divided into three overlapping groups. States that were old Mughal provinces like Awadh, Bengal and Hyderabad.
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Emergence of New States
With the decline in the authority of the Mughal emperors, the governors of large provinces, subadars, and the great zamindars conslidated their authority in different parts of the subcontinent.
Seizing Independence
The Sikhs
The Sikh arose as a power under Guru Gobind Singh who inspired the Khalsa with the belief that their destiny was to rule.
Maharaja Ranjit Singh reunited the Sikhs as a powerful group and established his capital at Lahore in 1799
The Marathas
The Maratha kingdom rose under Shivaji. After Shivaji’s death, Peshwa led the Maratha empire to its zenith.
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