UPSC History Optional · Paper I · 2016 · Q8(b) · 15 marks
Was it the weakening of the Mughal empire or the rise of regional powers that led to the British conquest of India? Discuss
- Chapter
- The Eighteenth Century
- Topic
- Successor States and Regional Powers
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