Question

Q. Consider the following pairs:

RULER	Regional States
1. Tipu Sultan	Mysore
2. Asaf Jah	Awadh
3. Saadat khan Burhan-ul-Mulk	Hyderabad
4. Murshid Quli Khan	Bengal

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

• A. 1 and 4 only
• B. 2 and 3 only
• C. 1 and 2 only
• D. 1, 3 and 4 only

Answer 1

The correct option is A 1 and 4 only

Explanation:

Mysore:

Mysore emerged as an important power under Hyder Ali. Tipu Sultan was the ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore from 1782 to 1799.

Hyderabad:

Kilich Khan, defeated & killed Mubariz Khan in the Battle of Shaker-Kheda (1724) & assumed control of the Deccan. In 1725, he became the viceroy and conferred on himself the title of Asaf-Jah. (Asaf Jahi dynasty)

Bengal:

In 1700 Murshid Quli Khan was appointed the Diwan of Bengal by Aurangzeb. After Aurangzeb's death founded an independent kingdom of Bengal.

Awadh: In 1722 Saadat khan Burhan-ul-Mulk was appointed governor of Awadh. He made Province virtually independent & hereditary before he died in 1739.