Question

Short Type Question:

Divide the states of the eighteenth century into three overlapping groups.

Answer 1

States that were old Mughal provinces like Awadh, Bengal and Hyderabad.

• States that had enjoyed considerable independence under the Mughals as watan jagirs.These included several Rajput principalities.
• The group included states under the control of Marathas, Sikhs and others like the Jats.