Question

Divide the states of the eighteenth century into three overlapping groups.

Answer 1

• States that were old Mughal provinces like Awadh, Bengal and Hyderabad.
  
• States that had enjoyed considerable independence under the Mughals as watan jagirs. These included several Rajput principalities.
• The group included states under the control of Marathas, Sikhs and others like the Jats.