Rise of Autonomous States in the Eighteenth Century

Rise of Autonomous States in the Eighteenth Century

​Pre-Assessment

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Multiple Choice

Which among the kingdoms ruled the maximum area ?

• Mughals

• Mauryans

• Guptas

• Vijayanagara

Multiple Choice

•Assertion: During the time of Aurangazeb, the Mughal empire had reached its maximum size.

•Reason: His religious policies contributed to the expansion of Mughal empire.

• A - Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

• B - Both A and R are true, but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.

• C - A is true but R is false.

• D - A is false but R is true.

​Learning objectives

Explain the factors which led to the decline of Mughal Empire.​

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​​Evaluate the impact of Mughal rule in India.

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Multiple Select

Among the following, which were not a reason to the decline of Mughal empire?

• •A) After the Aurangzeb period, there were strong rulers in Mughal empire

• •B) Jats, Satnamis, Marathas, Sikhs revolts against Mughal empire.

• C) Rise of Nobles: Nobles competed for most profitable jagirs.

• D) 1739, the invasion of Sikhadar Lodhi.

Multiple Choice

Which Iran ruler who carried away the Kohinoor diamond and the jewel-studded

Peacock Throne of Shahjahan?

• Ahmad Shah Abdali

• Ahmad Shah durani

• Nadir Shah

• Robert Clive

Multiple Select

The Mughal empire crashed due to: Choose all correct option/s

• Failure in the Jagirdari system

• Nobles and Jagirdars became corrupt

• Foreign Invasions

• Religious Policies AKbar

Multiple Choice

Which among the following is/ are not the contributions of Mughals in India?

• The Mughals built magnificent forts, palaces, gates, mosques etc

• Mughals had centralised government that brought together many smaller kingdoms.

• English East India Company started trade relationship during the Mughal's period.

• Mughals laid out many formal gardens with running water.

Rise of Regional Powers

With the declining power of the Mughal Empire in the eighteenth century, there emerged various autonomous states. Major regional powers arose in Bengal, Awadh , Hyderabad , Mysore etc.

​Learning objectives

1. ​Identify and locate the regional kingdoms emerged after Mughal period

2. ​Chart the regional kingdoms emerged after Mughal period and identify the rulers of them.

​Individual task

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  1. ​By referring the text book find the names of regional kingdoms formed after Mughal period.

  2. Locate those places in the outline map of Indi.

  3. ​How was the UAE before the union?

​UAE Before the union

​Before the UAE was formed in 1971, it was known as the Trucial States. Between 1820 and 1892 several protective treaties or truces were signed by the Sheikhs with the British Government.

​Trucial Sheikhdoms was the name the British government gave to a group of tribal confederations in southeastern Arabia whose leaders had signed protective treaties with the United Kingdom between 1820 and 1892.

Multiple Select

Choose the correctly matched option/s

• Bengal - Murshid Quli Khan

• Awadh - Sadat

  Khan Barhan-ul-Mulk

• Carnatic - Saadatullah Khan

• Hyderabad - Hydera

Multiple Choice

Pre-

This regional kingdom formed after the Mughal period. Identify the name.

• Rajputs

• The Sikhs

• Mughals

• Marathas

​Learning Objectives

• ​Analyse the establishment features of Rajputs and Jats.

• Differentiate the administrative features of Marathas and Sikhs.

​Reading Literacy -Rajputs

​Many new regional kingdoms emerged after the death of Aurangzeb. The Rajputs established their independent kingdom and Sawai Jai Singh was one of the prominent Rajput rulers during the eighteenth century.

The Pink City, Jaipur was founded by Jai Singh. He introduced many social reforms and due to his keen interest in astronomy, he set up observatories in Delhi and Jaipur to study the heavenly objects.

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Write a short note on Rajputs

Multiple Choice

Name the prominent Rajput rulers during the eighteenth century

• Sawai Jai Singh

• prithviraj chauhan

• Shivaji

• Churaman

​Group Discussion

Group 1 - How were Jats different from the Rajputs in terms of establishment of the kingdoms  and their rulers?

Group - How were Sikhs differed from Marathas in terms of their power, ruling area and administrating features?​

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​Describe the Khalsa, ashtapradhan , chauth and sardeshmukhi.

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Post Assessment ​

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Multiple Choice

Which one is not true about Rajputs from following?

• Sawai Jai Singh was one of the prominent Rajput rulers in 18th C

• Jaipur was founded by Jai Singh.

• Rajput rulers set up observatories to study heavenly projects

• Raputs lived Ganga-Yamuna Doab and eastern Rajputana

Multiple Choice

Assertion: Sikhs founded their regional kingdom in the northwest of India.

Reason : The Afghan defeat of the Maratha armies accelerated the breakaway of Punjab from Delhi.

• A. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.

• B. Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.

• C. A is true but R is false.

• D. A is false but R is tru

Multiple Choice

Why did Guru Gobind Singh form Khalsa ?

• to protect the innocent from any form of religious persecuti

• To assist

  the king

• To distribute the power to the lower leve