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Nadir Shah (ruler of Persia)
Invaded india in 1739.
Muhammad shah
Ruled from 1719 to 1767
Nadir Shahs successor
Ahmad Shah Abdali
Third Battle of Panipat
Fought in 1761 between Ahmad Shah Abdali and the Marathas
Saadat Khan
Appointed as governor of Awadh in 1722 to suppress the revolts of the local zamindars. He took the title of nawab wazir.
Saadat khans son
Safdarjung bought back peace to Awadh. Succeeded his father in 1739.
What was Lucknow famous for?
Urdu shayari and dance and music
Who was the third nawab of Awadh? In which battle was he defeated?
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Shujauddaulah was defeated by the British in the battle of Buxar in 1764.
Governor of Bengal
Murshid Quli Khan. He added Bihar and Orissa to his territory and shifted his capital from Dhaka to Murshidabad.
Who was Murshid Quli Khan succeeded by?
Shujauddin, Alivardi Khan and Sirajuddaulah. Under these rulers Bengal became very rich and prosperous. Hence it was the first province to be targeted by the British.
Who did the British defeat in 1757?
Sirajuddaulah was defeated by the British in the batte of Plssey in 1757.
Who was the tenth guru of the Sikhs? Who was his disciple?
Guru Gobind Singh. Banda Bahadur.
King of Sikhs?
Ranjit Singh. He died in 1849.
Greatest Rajput ruler?
Raja Sawai Jai Singh. He ruled from 1693 to 1743.
How can you say that Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh was a champion of science?
he built astronomical observatories at Delhi, Jaipur, Mathura, Benares, and Ujjain. Known as Jantar Mantar, the Observatory in Jaipur has 14 major devices, including a sundial. Built out of stone and marble, these devices are used for geometric and astronomical purposes Such as the level of the precision and accuracy that most of them are used today.
Who established the kingdom of Rohilkhand?
The Rohilla and Afghan tribe carved the kingdom of Rohilkhand, out of Moradabad, Bijnor and Bareilly under Muhammad Khan Bangash.
Who was the Rohillas constantly at war with?
They constantly were at war with Awadh and Marathas.
Who defeated the Rohillas?
The combined forces of the British and award defeated them in 1774.
Who was the the first Nawab of Carnatic?
In 1692, Aurangzeb had appointed Zulfkar Ali as the Nawab of the Carnatic.
Where was the capital of the Carnatic?
Arcot
Who was the fourth Nawab of the Carnatic? What did you do in 1765?
Ali Khan Wallajah. He ruled from 1749 to 1795. In 1765, he became independent of the Mughals.
Who annexed the Carnatic? How
The British annexed the Carnatic when 13th Nawab died without an heir.
Who overthrew him? what did he do?
Hyder Ali, a soldier of the Mysore Army overthrew Chikka Krishna Raj in 1761. He established a powerful and modern army, and was also a good administrator.
Explain the first Anglo Mysore war.
In 1769, Hyder Ali defeated the British in the first Anglo Mysore war.
Who was Hyder Ali constantly at war with?
Haider Ali was constantly at war with the Marathas and the Nizam of Hyderabad.
Who succeeded, Hyder Ali and when?
Tipu Sultan succeeded, Hyder Ali in 1782
What did Tipu Sultan do for the kingdom of Mysore?
He modernised the army and the industries in the kingdom. He was called the Tiger of Mysore. He died in 1999. Defendant is capital Srirangapatnam from the British.
Explain the life of Shivaji.
Born in 1627, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was brought up near Poona. Shivaji was greatly inspired by his spiritual guide, Guru Ramdas. Не taught Shivaji the importance of swaraj or freedom for the Maratha people. Shivaji began his conquests from the age of 19.
What did Shivaji’s kingdom comprise of?
By the time of his death in 1680, Shivaji's kingdom comprised the whole of the Konkan, and extended from the south of Gujarat to Ponda. It included Belgaum, Satara and much of the Kolhapur region of the Deccan Plateau. Along the east coast, he held Gingee and Vellore. He also held Kopal and Bellary, to the west of the river Tungabhadra. After his death, the Maratha kingdom became a battleground between the Mughals and the successors of Shivaji.
Shivaji’s son
Sambhaji, Shivaji's son, was executed by Aurangzeb in 1689.
Sambaji’s son
Sahu, Sambhaji’s son appointed Vishwanath as the Peshwa.
Under whom did the Marathas become powerful?
The Marathas became so powerful under the second peshwa, Baji Rao I (1720-1740), that they were able to collect their taxes unchecked by the Mughal governor. In 1737, the Maratha army defeated the Mughal forces near Delhi.
Under who, did the maratha power rose to peak?
Balaji Baji Rao (1740-1761), the third peshwa, made the office of the peshwa hereditary. Under him, Maratha power rose to its peak. The Maratha armies overran most of India. Delhi was captured in 1753 and Punjab was seized in 1758.
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