Question

What did the Marathas get in return for protecting the Mughals according to the treat of 1752?

• A. They were given cash money, the right to collect Chauthai in the territories of Punjab, Multan, Rajputana, Sindh, and Rohilkhand and the Subhedari of the provinces of Ajmer and Agra.
• B. They were given more than half the revenue collected by the Mughals and most of Mughal land.
• C. They were given money and the right to demand taxes from the Mughals every year.
• D. They got nothing except a guarantee that the Mughals would never invade them and that they would not have to face their enemies alone and that the might of the Mughal Empire was always on their side.

Answer 1

The correct option is A They were given cash money, the right to collect Chauthai in the territories of Punjab, Multan, Rajputana, Sindh, and Rohilkhand and the Subhedari of the provinces of Ajmer and Agra.

The Mughals and the Marathas entered into a treaty in the year 1752. The Mughals sought Maratha help and the Marathas were given cash, the right to collect Chauthai in the territories of Punjab, Multan, Rajputana, Sindh, and Rohilkhand and the Subhedari of the provinces of Ajmer and Agra.