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Q8 (IAS/2021) History & Culture › Modern India (Pre-1857) › Regional successor states Official Key

With reference to Indian history, which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. The Nizamat of Arcot emerged out of Hyderabad State. 2. The Mysore Kingdom emerged out of Vijayanagara Empire. 3. Rohilkhand Kingdom was formed out of the territories occupied by Ahmad Shah Durrani. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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The correct answer is Option 2 (2 only) based on the historical origins of these 18th-century states.

  • Statement 1 is incorrect: The Nizamat of Arcot (Carnatic) was established as a dependency of the Mughal Empire, originally under the Subahdar of the Deccan. While it later became independent of Hyderabad's influence, it did not "emerge out" of the Hyderabad State itself; both were successor states of the Mughal Empire.
  • Statement 2 is correct: The Mysore Kingdom emerged following the decline of the Vijayanagara Empire in the 17th century. The Wodeyar dynasty, originally feudatories of Vijayanagara, asserted their sovereignty after the empire's collapse following the Battle of Talikota.
  • Statement 3 is incorrect: The Rohilkhand Kingdom was established by Ali Mohammed Khan, taking advantage of the collapse of Mughal authority. It was formed out of territories formerly under the Mughals, not territories occupied by Ahmad Shah Durrani (who invaded much later).

Therefore, only the second statement accurately describes the historical emergence of the mentioned kingdom.

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This question tests 'Political Genealogy'—not just who ruled, but the parent entity of the state. It demands you classify 18th-century states into three specific buckets: Successor States (Mughal breakaways), Rebel States (Marathas/Sikhs), and Independent Kingdoms (Mysore). If you only memorized founders, you failed; you needed the 'Origin Story'.

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In Indian history, did the Nizamat of Arcot emerge out of the Hyderabad State?
Origin: Weak / unclear Fairness: Borderline / guessy
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History , class XI (Tamilnadu state board 2024 ed.) > Chapter 16: The Coming of the Europeans > The Battle of Ambur (1749) > p. 256
Strength: 5/5
“Muzaffar Jung, the contender for Nizami of Hyderabad, and Chanda Sahib, a claimant to the Nawabi of Carnatic, with the help of the disciplined French infantry inflicted huge casualties on the Nizam and Anwarud-din's forces. Anwar-ud-din was killed. Chanda Sahib entered Arcot as the Nawab. Muhammad Ali, son of Anwar-ud-din, escaped to Tiruchirappalli.”
Why relevant

Links a contender for the Nizami of Hyderabad (Muzaffar Jung) with a claimant to the Nawabi of Carnatic (Chanda Sahib) and shows active political interaction between Hyderabad claimants and Arcot.

How to extend

A student could check timelines and biographies (who backed whom) and regional maps to see if authority for Arcot was created by or spun off from Hyderabad politics.

Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 5: Expansion and Consolidation of British Power in India > Background > p. 95
Strength: 4/5
“After their easy success in Bengal, the English were confident of their military strength. They concluded a treaty with the Nizam of Hyderabad (1766) persuading him to give them the Northern Circars (region) in lieu of which they said they would protect the Nizam from Haidar Ali. Haidar already had territorial disputes with the Nawab of Arcot and differences with the Marathas.”
Why relevant

Notes direct diplomatic/territorial dealings of the Nizam of Hyderabad with British and mentions Haidar Ali's disputes with the Nawab of Arcot, indicating Hyderabad's political involvement in the region around Arcot.

How to extend

Compare treaties and territorial control maps (Northern Circars, Deccan, Carnatic) to judge whether Arcot's Nizamat originated as part of Hyderabad or remained distinct.

Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 3: Advent of the Europeans in India > Background of Rivalry > p. 44
Strength: 4/5
“Nizam Asaf Jah of Hyderabad was old and fully engaged in battling the Marathas in the western Deccan while his subordinates were speculating upon the consequences of his death. To the south of his kingdom lay the Coromandel coast without any strong ruler to maintain a balance of power. Instead, there was the remnant of the old Vijayanagara empire in interior Mysore, Cochin and Travancore on the Malabar coast, and in the east the small states of Madura (Madurai), Tanjore (Thanjavur) and Trichinopoly (Thiruchirapally). The decline of Hyderabad was the signal for the end of Muslim expansionism and the English adventurers got their plans ready.”
Why relevant

Describes Hyderabad's geographic position relative to the Coromandel coast and the south (where Arcot/Carnatic lay) and implies Hyderabad's decline affected southern power balances.

How to extend

Use a map to place Hyderabad and Arcot spatially and examine whether political control radiated from Hyderabad into Arcot during the relevant period.

Modern India ,Bipin Chandra, History class XII (NCERT 1982 ed.)[Old NCERT] > Chapter 2: Indian States and Society in the 18th Century > Hyderabad and the Carnatic > p. 17
Strength: 3/5
“The state of Hyderabad was founded by Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah in 1724. He was one of the leading nobles of the post-Aurangzeb era, He ruled a leading role in the overthrow of the Saivaids brothers and was rewarded with the user and of the Deccan. From 1720 to 1722 he consolidated.”
Why relevant

Defines the foundation of the Hyderabad state under Nizam-ul-Mulk in 1724, establishing Hyderabad as an autonomous Deccan polity during the 18th century.

How to extend

Overlay the 1724+ chronology of Hyderabad with the emergence dates of the Nawabi of Arcot to see if Arcot developed before, after, or as a product of Hyderabad's rise.

Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 4: India on the Eve of British Conquest > Rise of Regional States > p. 70
Strength: 3/5
“Though they did not challenge the sovereignty of the Mughal ruler, the establishment of virtually independent and hereditary authority by their governors showed the emergence of autonomous polity in these territories. Some examples are Awadh, Bengal and Hyderabad. (ii) Independent Kingdoms These states came into existence primarily due to the destabilisation of the Mughal control over the provinces, examples being Mysore and the Rajput states. (iii) The New States These were the states set up by the rebels against the Mughal empire, examples being the Maratha, the Sikh and the Jat states.”
Why relevant

Lists Hyderabad as an example of an autonomous polity created from Mughal decentralisation, implying that regional powers (including Hyderabad) and separate local states like Carnatic co-existed.

How to extend

Use the general pattern (governors becoming independent rulers) to test whether the Nawab/Nizamat of Arcot was a separate Mughal-era creation rather than a direct offshoot of Hyderabad.

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