Eighteenth-Century Political Formations — Social Studies STD 7 — Question
CBSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 7Social StudiesEighteenth-Century Political Formations3 Marks
Question
Who were Later Mughals?
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Answer
The successors of Aurangzeb were known as later Mughals, because their rule formed a distinct history in India and was not a continuation of great Mughal rule.
These later Mughals included Bahadur Shah who ascended the throne after Aurangzeb’s death in 1707.
His son Jahandar Shah was murdered soon after ascending the throne in 1712.
After this, two nobles known as Sayyid brothers conspired to put Farrukh Siyar (1713-1719), Bahadur’s nephew, on the throne.
The Sayyid brothers known as ‘king makers’ later deposed Farrukh Siyar and put Muhammad Shah (1719-1749) on the throne.
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