explain about Mughal old province in Hyderabad in 7 class history
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Answer: The Old Mughal Provinces: Three states stand out very prominently amongst the states that were carved out of the old Mughal provinces in the 18th century. These states were founded by members of the high Mughal nobility who had been governors of large provinces. These states and their founders are as under:
Awadh: Sa’adat Khan
Bengal: Murshid Quli Khan
Hyderabad: Asaf Jah
All the above founders had occupied high mansabdari positions and enjoyed the trust and confidence of the emperors. The founders of Hyderabad and Bengal held a zat ranking of 7000 each, whereas Sa’adat Khan, the founder of Awadh had a zat ranking of 6000.
Awadh
The founder of Awadh, Burhan-ul-Mulk Sa’adat Khan was appointed its subadar in 1722. It was one of the most important states to emerge out of the break-up of the Mughal Empire. It had the following features:
It was a prosperous region controlling a rich alluvial Ganga plain.
It was the main trade route between north India and Bengal.
Burhan-ul-Mulk also held the combined offices of political (subadari), financial (diwani) and military (faujdari) affairs of the province of Awadh.