1. The Nizamat of Arcot emerged out of Hyderabad State

2. The Mysore Kingdom emerged out of the 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.

(a) 1 and 2                                                                    

(b) 2 only

(c) 2 and 3                                                                    

(d) 3 only

Answer: b

Explanation: 

Mughal successor states

The Nizamat of Arcot/Nawayat dynasty

The Nizamat of Arcot emerged out of the large Mughal suba [province] of the Carnatic and like its counterparts in the north, was a successor state operating under the carapace of Mughal sovereignty. The founders of its Nawayat dynasty were Daud Khan Panni and Sa’adatullah Khan.

Hence, statement 1 is incorrect.

Mysore

Mysore originated as a vice-royalty under the Vijayanagara Empire in the sixteenth century, Mysore was transformed into an autonomous state by the Wodeyar chieftaincy in the seventeenth century.

The new principality afforded opportunities for the rise of dynamic military commanders like Haider Ali to assume political power by eliminating the prime minister of the Wodeyar state and thereafter reducing the Wodeyar ruler to a titular head.

Hence, statement  2 is correct.

Rohilkhand

“Rohilkhand Kingdom was formed out of the territories occupied by Ahmad Shah Durrani.” The aftermath of Persian and Afghan invasions , Afghan soldiers circulated in the military market of north India and enabled some of them to carve out principalities that became important urban centres as well.

The Rohilla  mercenaries defeated local rajput lineages and subsequently converted them into  muslim Qasba towns . This  kingdom was referred to as Muslim conquest state .

Hence, statement 3 is incorrect.

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