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Later Mughals, Bengal, Awadh, Hyderabad, Mysore, Punjab and the Jats — one sentence each

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  • Guru Ram Each coloured word = one name in the list, shown below in the same colour
  • Panda Two colours in one word = two names
  • ➜ Order the numbered order matters · ⇄ Any order no order
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Later Mughals and Invaders

The nine emperors after Aurangzeb in order, what they are known for, and the raids of Nadir Shah and Abdali.

Trick 1

The later Mughal emperors

➜ in order (1707 → 1857)

1707 to 1748Bunty just finished mutton.

1748 to 1857Ahana always shares Akash’s biscuits.

  1. 1Bahadur Shah I1707–1712
  2. 2Jahandar Shah1712–1713 — Zulfiqar Khan the kingmaker
  3. 3Farrukhsiyar1713–1719 — Sayyid brothers · farman of 1717
  4. 4Muhammad Shah1719–1748 — Nadir Shah 1739
  5. 5Ahmad Shah1748–1754 — Abdali’s first raid
  6. 6Alamgir II1754–1759 — Plassey 1757
  7. 7Shah Alam II1759–1806 — Third Panipat 1761, Buxar 1764
  8. 8Akbar II1806–1837
  9. 9Bahadur Shah II (Zafar)1837–1857

The first and last “B” are the two Bahadur Shahs (I, then II). The Sayyid brothers set four emperors on the throne between 1713 and 1720.

Pairs

Later Mughals — known for

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Bunty let Shahu go home.

Bahadur Shah I=“Shah-i-Bekhabar” (Khafi Khan) · beat Azam at Jajau (1707) · let Shahu return to the Deccan

Saira went out with Abdul and Husain.

Sayyid brothers=Abdullah Khan (wazir) and Husain Ali (Mir Bakhshi) — the “kingmakers”; ended in 1720 with Chin Qilich Khan’s help

Murali’s face is full of colour.

Muhammad Shah=“Rangila” · real name Roshan Akhtar · Nadir Shah invaded in 1739

Akash sent Rammohan to London as Raja.

Akbar II=Gave Rammohan Roy the title “Raja” and sent him to London to plead for a higher pension

Biscuits and Ghalib’s ghazals in the garden

Bahadur Shah II (Zafar)=Urdu poet “Zafar” · patron of Ghalib · exiled to Rangoon after 1857 (died 1862)

Shah Alam II — the first Mughal emperor to live on a Company pension; Mahadji Scindia brought him back to Delhi in 1772. Imad-ul-Mulk blinded Ahmad Shah (1754); Ghulam Qadir blinded Shah Alam II (1788).

Pairs

The two invaders

2 sentences

Nana saw a peacock at Karnal.

Nadir Shah (Persia)=1739 — Battle of Karnal (24 February) · Delhi sacked · took the Peacock Throne and the Koh-i-noor · “Napoleon of Iran”

Abhay got five buckets of pani.

Ahmad Shah Abdali=Five major invasions between 1748 and 1761 (raids till 1767) · Third Battle of Panipat, 14 January 1761

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Bengal

The Nawabs of Bengal in order, what they are known for, and Plassey and Buxar.

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Awadh and Hyderabad

The Nawabs of Awadh and the Nizams of Hyderabad in order, and what they are known for.

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Mysore

The treaties of the Anglo-Mysore wars in order, and what Haidar Ali and Tipu are known for.

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Punjab and the Sikhs

The places and work of the Sikh Gurus, Banda Bahadur and Ranjit Singh.

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Jats and Rajputs

The Jat leaders in order, and Sawai Jai Singh’s observatories and Jaipur.

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