In the 18th century the Mughal Empire was gradually fragmented into independent
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During the first half of the eighteenth century, the boundaries of the Mughal Empire were
reshaped by the emergence of a number of independent kingdoms. In this post, we will read about the emergence of new political groups in the subcontinent during the first half of the eighteenth century – roughly from 1707, when Aurangzeb died, till the third battle of Panipat in 1761.
The Mughal Crisis
Emperor Aurangzeb had depleted the military and financial resources of his empire by fighting a long war in the Deccan.
Nobles who were appointed as governors (subadars) controlled the offices of revenue and military administration (diwani and faujdari) which gave them extraordinary political, economic and military powers over vast regions of the Mughal Empire.
Peasant and zamindari rebellions in many parts of northern and western India added to these problems.
Emergence of New States
Through the 18th century, the Mughal Empire gradually fragmented into a number of independent, regional states.
It can be divided into three overlapping groups:
States that were old Mughal provinces like Awadh, Bengal, and Hyderabad. Although extremely powerful and quite independent, the rulers of these states did not break their formal ties with the Mughal emperor.
States that had enjoyed considerable independence under the Mughals as watan jagirs. These included several Rajput principalities.
States under the control of Marathas, Sikhs and others like the Jats. They all had seized their independence from the Mughals after a long-drawn armed struggle.
reshaped by the emergence of a number of independent kingdoms. In this post, we will read about the emergence of new political groups in the subcontinent during the first half of the eighteenth century – roughly from 1707, when Aurangzeb died, till the third battle of Panipat in 1761.
The Mughal Crisis
Emperor Aurangzeb had depleted the military and financial resources of his empire by fighting a long war in the Deccan.
Nobles who were appointed as governors (subadars) controlled the offices of revenue and military administration (diwani and faujdari) which gave them extraordinary political, economic and military powers over vast regions of the Mughal Empire.
Peasant and zamindari rebellions in many parts of northern and western India added to these problems.
Emergence of New States
Through the 18th century, the Mughal Empire gradually fragmented into a number of independent, regional states.
It can be divided into three overlapping groups:
States that were old Mughal provinces like Awadh, Bengal, and Hyderabad. Although extremely powerful and quite independent, the rulers of these states did not break their formal ties with the Mughal emperor.
States that had enjoyed considerable independence under the Mughals as watan jagirs. These included several Rajput principalities.
States under the control of Marathas, Sikhs and others like the Jats. They all had seized their independence from the Mughals after a long-drawn armed struggle.
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