The Mughal Empire became weak after the death of Aurangzeb in 1707, and Nadir Shah, the ruler of Iran, attacked and plundered the city of Delhi in 1739. In fact, later Mughal emperors after Aurangzeb were puppets in the hands of powerful landlords and regional chiefs. What were the origins of these local rulers?

Mughal kings after Aurangzeb were unable to stop provincial governors, local chieftains, and other groups from becoming more politically and economically powerful. In the midst of these crises, the ruler of Iran attacked and looted Delhi in 1739. Who was this invader?

Chauth was the ……….. of the land revenue.

Guru Gobind Singh died in the year ____?

Shivaji adopted the title of Chhatrapati in ________

Who was the mother of Shivaji ?

Aurangzeb had depleted the military and financial resources by fighting a long war in the

By 1730s , the Maratha King had the right to levy __________ and __________ taxes in the entire region .

When did Nadir Shah attacked Delhi ?

How many times Ahmad Shah Abdali invaded North-India ?

What were powerful warrior families called in Maratha?

Which is the capital of Maratha?

What is sardeshmukhi?

What were the nobles who were appointed as governors in the Mughal empire called?

Who were the Telugu warrior chiefs’?

Dal khalsa was set up in 1699 by

Sawai Jai Singh founded his new capital here:

Who united Sikhs under one community called Khalsa?

After the Third Battle of Panipat which families established their different Maratha states

Which historic Battle took place in 1761

The position of the Peshwas is equivalent to modern

Nadir Shah took away:

Whose portrait is this?

Who is this ruler?

____________________ was the only Rajput state which defied Mughal authority

Which fort contained many water bodies varying from talabs(ponds), to kundis(wells), baolis(stepwells), etc ?

Who constructed 5 asrtonomical observatories commmonly known as Jantar Mantar?

Raja Jai Singh was the governor of Agra for ___(A)____ years and of _____(B)_____ for 5 to 6 years

Who was captured in 1715 and executed in 1716?

What do you mean by 'gurumatas'?

Guru Gobind Singh had inspired the ______________with the belief that their destiny was to rule.

How did Khasla declare their sovereign rule?

Under their leader ______________ the Jats acquired control over territories situated to the west of the city of Delhi.

Surajmal was a leader of

Kunbis were the

Small political groups of Sikh warrirors

Under a number of able leaders in the eighteenth century, the Sikhs organized themselves into a number of bands called Jathas, and later on misls. Their combined forces were known as the grand army. What was the name of the grand army?

The effective power in the MARATHA state was weilded by a family of Chitpavan __________________who served SHVAJIS successors as PESHWAS

A system called________was introduced offering protection to to cultivators on the payment of a tax of 20percent of the produce