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3. Battle of Plassey : ________________________________________________________
4. Fourth Anglo-Mysore War : ________________________________________________________

E. Answer in one word or phrase :
1. What resulted in the killing of many worthy Mughal princes?
2. Where and when did Tipu Sultan die?

3. Where did the Jats rule?
4. What did Sawai Raja Jai Singh build in five cities?
5. Who was the most important Sikh ruler?
6. From whom did the Marathas charge chauth?

F. Answer the questions in brief :
1. Who were the later Mughals?
2. Who were Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan?
3. How did Shivaji form his army?

4. What was the special feature of the Jats?
5. What was the area of influence of the Sikhs?
6. What was Ashtapradhan in the Maratha administration?

G. Answer the questions in detail :
1. What were the important causes of decline of the Mughals?
2. What were the important sources of revenue for the Marathas?
3. Who were the Peshwas? How did they rise and fall?

4. How did the states of Avadh, Mysore and Bengal become independent?
5. Why did Sawai Raja Jai Singh order to cut down expenditure on weddings?
6. Who was Saadat Khan? Mention his reforms.

1. Do you think India would have been better off if the Mughals had continued to rule India?
2. According to you, why did Mughal empire decline?

Shivaji

Shivaji was born in A.D. 1627 at Poona. His father Shahji Bhonsle was a chief at the
court of Bijapur. Shivaji lived with his mother Jijabai at Poona. Dadaji Kondev was his
guide and teacher who greatly influenced him. Shivaji was also much influenced by
the religious sentiments of his mother. She narrated to him the heroic stories of the
Ramayana and the Mahabharata.
Shivaji was a brave soldier. He started his career as the leader of a small band of dedicated Maratha
warriors, which grew into a large disciplined army.
Shivaji perfected the art of guerilla warfare. His soldiers would pounce upon the Mughal armies and
disappear before they could move into action. The hilly Deccan terrain suited them for such a warfare.

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