Chapter 2 - Mughal Empire

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Maratha Empire

was founded by the ferocious Marathan commander Shivaji in the 1670s.

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Aurangzeb

spent about 25 years in the Deccan desperately trying to eliminate the Marathas.

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Bajirao II

________, the son of Raghunathrao was an inefficient Peshwa.

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Ahmed Shah Abdali

The Afghan invader who defeated Marathas in the third and last battle of Panipat in 1761.

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superior army

Abdali, a military genius, used his numerically ________ with great tactics, and inflicted defeat on the Marathas.

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Abdalis army

________ had 41, 800 cavalry and 38, 000 infantry along with other troops.

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Modern day Afghanistan

________ was shared between the Persians and Mughals for long time.

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Prince Muazzam

Aurangzeb’s son who established himself as Emperor first

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Nadir Shah Durrani

the Persian ruler who invaded and sacked Delhi

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Ahmed Shah Abdali

the Afghan fighter who attacked various parts of the empire between 1748 and 1767 that were under the Maratha rule

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1600

The year in which British East India Company reached India

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British

the first beneficiary of Industrial Revolution

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Shivaji

He founded the Marathan Empire in the 1670s

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Aurangzeb

He spent 25 years in the Deccan fighting Marathas

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Akbar

He abolished the tax Jizya earlier, which was later imposed by Aurangzeb

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Suttee

the Hindu custom where widow was burnt alive on the cremation of her husband.

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Marathas

They defeated the Mughal army outside Delhi in 1737

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1761

The year in which the last Battle of Panipat took place

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1818

The year in which the Marathas were completely defeated by the British

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