HIST 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Indian Ocean, Spice Trade, Muhyi Ad-Din Muzaffar Jang Hidayat
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1719, amidst turmoil, muhamhad shah becomes the emperor b. ii. At this point, there is still an empire, the government is respected b. ii. 1. But when he dies in 1748, the empire only exists in theory: actual control really only extends 50 miles around delhi b. iii. Next 50 years, mughals are still there, but they"re unimportant. New groups emerge everywhere india is realigned from an empire into a bunch of little groups b. iv. 1748-late 1700s, reverts to political system before the empire: nothing is centralized: empire is over, 1739: country immediately to the west (at the time), iran, is ruled by nadir shah a. i. He invades india, and captures delhi, looting it and murdering he is unable to be stopped a. ii. Very symbolic: empire is no more, since this guy could just march in and capture the capitol: koh-i-noor: cool ass diamond that was a symbol of the emperors. b. i.
