CAPF AC 2021 Q89: Modern History – Advent Of Europeans & British Expansion
- (a) Kartalab Khan
- (b) Bahadur Shah
- (c) Alivardi Khan
- (d) Chin Qilich Khan
Answer: (d) Chin Qilich Khan
Explanation
Founder of Hyderabad state
How to think: three states broke away from the Mughal empire in the early eighteenth century: Hyderabad, Bengal and Awadh.
Match each founder with his state.
| Person | Also known as | State |
|---|---|---|
| Chin Qilich Khan | Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah | Hyderabad (1724) |
| Kartalab Khan | Murshid Quli Khan | Bengal |
| Alivardi Khan | Nawab from 1740 | Bengal |
| Saadat Khan | Burhan-ul-Mulk | Awadh |
| Bahadur Shah | Mughal emperor (1707-12) | Not a regional founder |
His story: Chin Qilich Khan was a powerful noble at the court of Farrukhsiyar and Muhammad Shah.
He became governor of the Deccan and from 1724 ruled as an independent ruler, though he never formally broke with the emperor.
Answer: (d) Chin Qilich Khan.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) Incorrect. Kartalab Khan was the earlier name of Murshid Quli Khan of Bengal.
- (b) Incorrect. Bahadur Shah was a Mughal emperor, not a provincial founder.
- (c) Incorrect. Alivardi Khan was the Nawab of Bengal.
- (d) CORRECT. Chin Qilich Khan took the title Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah and founded Hyderabad.
Key point
Successor states: Hyderabad (Chin Qilich Khan or Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah, 1724), Bengal (Murshid Quli Khan, earlier Kartalab Khan), Awadh (Saadat Khan Burhan-ul-Mulk, 1722).
Remember
Chin Qilich Khan = Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah = Hyderabad, 1724.
Common mistakes
- Not knowing that Kartalab Khan and Murshid Quli Khan are the same person.
- Mixing up the founders of Awadh (Saadat Khan) and Hyderabad (Asaf Jah).
- Thinking the Nizam declared himself fully independent of the Mughal emperor.
Exam tip
Educated guess: two options (Kartalab Khan and Alivardi Khan) belong to Bengal, and Bahadur Shah was an emperor. Only Chin Qilich Khan is left for Hyderabad.
Sources
- NCERT Class VII History — Our Pasts II, Chapter 10: Eighteenth-Century Political Formations
- Bipan Chandra, History of Modern India — Indian States and Society in the Eighteenth Century