Medieval India -Later mughals

 Later Mughals


Qts1 Write about Bahadur Shah I

Bahadur Shah I (1707-1712): Assumed the title of Shah Alam 1; Was also known as Shah-i-Bekhabar, He made peace with Guru Gobind Singh and Chhatrasal; He granted Sardeshmukhi to Marathas and also released Shahu.


Qts2 Write about Jahandar Shah

Jahandar Shah (1712-13): First puppet Mughal emperor: He abolished jaziya.


Qts3 Write about  Farrukhsiyar

 Farrukhsiyar (1713-19): Ascended the throne with the help of Sayyid brothers; He executed Banda Bahadur, Farrukhsiyar himself was murdered by the Sayyid brothers with Maratha help in 1719.


Qts4 Write about Mohammad Shah

Mohammad Shah (1719-48): Nadir Shah (of Egypt) defeated him in the Battle of Karnal (1739) and took away Peacock throne and Kohinoor diamond; During his tenure, Chin Kilich Khan (Nizam-ul-Mulk) founded Hyderabad, Murshid Quli Khan founded Bengal and Saddat Khan laid down the foundation of Awadh out of the realms of Mughal Empire; He was a pleasure-loving king and was nick-named Rangeela.


Qts5 Write about Ahmad Shah 

Ahmad Shah (1748-54): During his period, Safdarjung, the nawab of Awadh, was the Wazir or Prime Minister of the empire.


Qts6 Write about Alamgir II 

Alamgir II (1754-59): Ahmad Shah occupied Delhi. Later, Delhi was plundered by Marathas.


Qts7 Write about A Shah Alam II 

A Shah Alam II (1759-1806): Nazib Khan become very powerful in Delhi so much so that he could not enter Delhi for 12 years. Shah Alam II joined hands with Mir Qasim of Bengal and Shuja-ud-Daula of Awadh in the Battle of Buxar against the British in 1764. They were defeated. 

Qts8 Write about Akbar II

Akbar II (1806-37): He gave Rammohan Roy the title Raja and sent him to London to seek a raise in his allowance.

Qts9 Write about Bahadur Shah (Jafar) II 

Bahadur Shah (Jafar) II (1837-57): He was confined by the British to the Red Fort. During the revolt of 1857, he was proclaimed the Emperor by the rebels, He was deported to Rangoon after that.

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