Facts on India (001)
Aurangzeb was the last of the powerful Mughal rulers.
He established control over a very large part of the
territory that is now known as India. After his death in
1707, many Mughal governors (subadars) and big
zamindars began asserting their authority and
establishing regional kingdoms. As powerful regional
kingdoms emerged in various parts of India, Delhi could
no longer function as an effective centre.
By the second half of the eighteenth century, however,
a new power was emerging on the political horizon –
the British. Did you know that the British originally
came as a small trading company and were reluctant to
Facts on India
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