Eighteenth Century Political Formations
Short Q & A
Q1: Who were Later Mughals?
Answer: The Mughal successors of Aurangzeb were known as Later Mughals. They were weak leaders and Mughal empire declined in their reigns.
Q2: During the period of Later Mughals, name the Iranian ruler who invaded Delhi?
Answer: Nadir Shah in 1739.
Q3: Name the Afghan ruler who invaded north India five times in Later Mughals period?
Answer: Ahmad Shah Abdali between 1748 and 1761.
Q4: The later Mughal emperors were puppets in the hands of which two powerful groups?
Answer: The Iranis and Turanis (nobles of Turkish descent).