a successor state is a smaller country which is formed after a larger country begins to breakdown

when an important person is killed for political reasons, it is said that they have been assassinated

authority refers to the ability to keep others under your control

Mughal authority and the East India Company

History

The arrival of the East India Company

Religious tensions in the Mughal Empire

Challenges to Mughal rule

The growth of the East India Company as a private army

The Plassey Revolution

In this unit, pupils investigated how the East India Company contributed to the decline of Mughal rule. This leads to ‘The British Empire: how far was it transformed in the mid-nineteenth century?’, where pupils will examine the broader transformations within the British Empire during a key period of its development.

In ‘The Mughal Empire: how important was violence to the Mughal conquests in India?’, pupils examined the role of military force in establishing and expanding Mughal rule. This unit builds on that by investigating the factors that led to the decline of Mughal authority with the rise of the East India Company.

In this unit, pupils learn about the arrival of the East India Company on the fringes of the Mughal Empire. They examine how the East India Company's power and influence grew, and how they, along with various Indian rulers, destabilised Mughal power over India.

The East India Company: when did Mughal authority collapse?

Depiction of war, threats of war, death or the aftermath of war.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Depiction or discussion of violence or fighting, including threats of violence or the aftermath of violence.

Write the missing keyword. In 1719, powerful nobles {{}} Emperor Farrukhsiyar.

After 1724, who did officials in Hyderabad swear loyalty to?

Mughal emperor forced to change his policies

What was the outcome of the Jat rebellions (1669 and 1685-88)?

The Nawab of Bengal was placed under the protection of the Mughal emperor.

The Mughal emperor was placed under the protection of the EIC.

The EIC was placed under the protection of the Nawab of Bengal.

The EIC was placed under the protection of the Mughal emperor.

Which of the following was agreed to as part of the Treaty of Allahabad (1765)?

In 1685, the EIC refused to pay taxes to the Mughals.

Officials in Hyderabad swore their loyalty to the Nizams, not the emperor.

Which example best demonstrates Mughal military weakness?

Mughals defeat the EIC during Child's War.

Nawabs of Bengal become puppet rulers controlled by the EIC.

Treaty of Allahabad gives the EIC control over Bengal.

Starting with the earliest, sort the following events into chornological order.

What was the name of the British East India Company's French rival?

army of 2100 European soldiers and 700 sepoys

army of 700 European soldiers and 2100 sepoys

What type of force did Robert Clive command on behalf of the EIC at the Battle of Plassey (1757)?

Victory for the Mughals, Mir Qasim and Nawab of Awadh

What was the outcome of the Battle of Buxar (1764)?

Write the missing word. The changes in India between 1757 and 1765 have been described as part of the {{}} Revolution.

What area did the Treaty of Allahabad (1765) grant the EIC control over?

EIC constructs fort in Calcutta without permission

Nawab of Bengal conquers the British fort

Nawabs of Bengal become puppet rulers controlled by the EIC

Mughal Emperor and EIc sign the Treaty of Allahabad

Starter Quiz

What was the name of the British East India Company's French rival?