Q. Clarify how mid-eighteenth century India was beset with the spectre of a fragmented polity? [UPSC, GS Mains- 2017]
Q. Clarify how mid-eighteenth century India was beset with the spectre of a fragmented polity? [UPSC, GS Mains- 2017] Ans: During 16th & 17th century, major parts of India gradually came under a centralized administrative system with the Mughal emperor at its apex and his Mansabdari bureaucracy ruling the provinces. ©crackingcivilservices.com The first half of the …