Eighteenth Century Political Formations

Q1. Match the Following

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Q2. Fill in the blanks

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1. Aurangzeb fought a protracted war in the Deccan.
2. Umara and jagirdars constituted powerful sections of the Mughal administration.
3. Asaf Jah founded the Hyderabad state in 1724. 
4. The founder of the Awadh state was Sa’adat Khan.

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Q3.  How did the later Mughal emperors lose their control over their nobles?

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1. The efficiency of the imperial administration broke down under the later Mughal emperors.  
2. It became increasingly difficult for them to keep a check on their powerful nobles appointed as governors often controlled the offices of revenue and military administration as well.
3. This gave them extraordinary political, economic and military powers over vast regions of the Mughal empire. 
4. As the governors consolidated their control over the provinces, the periodic remission revenue to the capital declined.