Question

Which of the following terms was not included in the treaty of 1752 between the Mughals and the Marathas?

• A. The Marathas were to get cash money.
• B. The Marathas were given the right to collect Chauthai in the territories of Multan, Rajputana, Sindh, Rohilkhand, and the Punjab.
• C. The Marathas were given the rights to the subhedari of the provinces of Ajmer and Agra.
• D. The Marathas were to gain complete and unrelenting control of Abdali's territory on behalf of the Mughals and pay the Mughals.

Answer 1

The correct option is D The Marathas were to gain complete and unrelenting control of Abdali's territory on behalf of the Mughals and pay the Mughals.

According to the terms of the treaty between the Mughals and the Marathas in 1752, the Marathas were to defend the Mughals and in return, the Marathas were to get cash money; the right to collect Chauthai in the territories of Multan, Rajputana, Sindh, Rohilkhand, and Punjab; and the subhedari of the provinces of Ajmer and Agra. This treaty did not explicitly mention that the Marathas were to gain complete and unrelenting control of Abdali's territory on behalf of the Mughals and pay the Mughals.