Events in india part1
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The document summarizes key events in India between 1700-1725, including Aurangzeb's death in 1707 and the accession of Bahadur Shah I as Mughal emperor. It notes Shahu becoming Chhatrapati of the Marathas in 1708 and the death of Guru Gobind Singh, with Banda Bahadur taking over leadership of the Sikhs. The document also lists several changes in Mughal leadership over this period and the granting of trade rights to the English Company in Bengal in 1717.
Events in india part1
- 1. EVENTS IN INDIA- P1 1700-1725 By Dhanvarsha
- 2. 1707 Death of Aurangzeb at the age of 89. Accession of prince Muazzam to the throne with the title of Bahadur Shah I (1707-12). 1708 Shahu becomes the Chhatrapati of the Marathas (1708-49). Death of Guru Gobind Singh and Banda Bahadur assumes leadership of the Sikhs in the Panjab (Banda executed in 1716). 1712 Jahandar Shahs accession to the throne (1712-13). 1713 Farrukhsiyar becomes Emperor (1713-19). Balaji Vishwanath appointedd as Peshwa. Abdullah Khan appointed as wazir and Hussain Ali as Commander-in-Chief of Mughal Empire. 1717 Farrukhsiyar grants a firman to the English Company exempting their trade in Bengal from payment of duties in return for a lumpsum payment of Rs 3,000 per annum. Jaziya (tax) reimposed (abolished in 1719). 1719 Assassination of Farrukhsiyar. Accession of Mohammad Shah (1719-48).
- 3. 1720 Baji Rao I appointed as Peshwa. Fall of the Sayyid Brothers. 1724 Saadat Khan appointed Nawab of Oudh. Asaf Jah declares himself a virtually independent Nizam in the Deccan. THANK YOU