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Eighteenth-Century Political Formations

Question
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Math the following.

A. Subadar (i) A revenue farmer
B. Faujdar (ii) A high noble
C. Ijaradar (iii) Provincial governor
D. Misl (iv) Maratha peasant warriors
E. Chauth (v) A Mughal military commander
F. Kunbis (vi) A band of Sikh warriors
G. Umara (vii) Tax levied by the Marathas

Solution

A.

Subadar

(i)

Provincial governor

B.

Faujdar

(ii)

A Mughal military commander

C.

Ijaradar

(iii)

A revenue farmer

D.

Misl

(iv)

A band of Sikh warriors

E.

Chauth

(v)

Tax levied by the Marathas

F.

Kunbis

(vi)

Maratha peasant warriors

G.

Umara

(vii)

A high noble

Question
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Fill in the blanks:

(a) Aurangzeb fought a protracted war in the ____________.

(b) Umara and jagirdars constituted powerful sections of the Mughal _____________.

(c) Asaf Jah founded the Hyderabad state in _______________.

(d) The founder of the Awadh state was ___________.

Solution

a) deccan

,

(b) administration

,

(c) 1724

,

(d) Burhan-ul-Mulk Sa’adat Khan

Question
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State whether true or false:

A.

Nadir Shah invaded Bengal.

B.

Sawai Raja Jai Singh was the ruler of Indore.

C.

Guru Gobind Singh was the tenth Guru of the Sikhs.

D.

Poona became the capital of the Marathas in the eighteenth century.

Solution

A. False
B. False
C. True
D. True

Question
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What were the offices held by Sa’adat Khan?

Solution

The offices held by Sa’adat Khan included subadari, diwani and faujdari.