The ______ were initially provincial governors of the Mughal emperors.
A
Marathas
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B
Nayaks
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C
Nizams
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D
Guptas
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Solution
The correct option is C Nizams The Nizams were initially provincial governors of the Mughal emperors. They ruled with the help of hereditary jagirdars and subordinate kings. The Nizams were the 18th-through-20th-century rulers of Hyderabad. The Nizam was the head of the executive and judicial departments and the source of all civil and military authority of the Mughal empire in the Deccan.