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Who among the following ministers in the eight member council (Ashtapradhan) of Shivaji, held the charge of finance?

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Important Questions on History

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Consider the following statements about Indian trade and commerce in the medieval period:

1. India exported cotton piece goods to the wider world in the medieval period.

2. India received gold and silver from the wider world in lieu of her cotton goods.

3. India also supplied raw materials to the European industries in the medieval period.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

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Consider the following statements

1. Nadir Shah invaded India during the rule of the Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah.

2. The Third Battle of Panipat was fought during the reign of Akbar Shah II.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Who was the Maratha Peshwa when the Third Battle of Panipat was fought?
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Who among the following Peshwas was popularly known as Nana Saheb?
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With whom did the East India Company sign the Treaty of Sagauli?
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Mir Qasim became the Nawab of Bengal with the help of the English, but why was Mir Jafar reinstated later on?
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Consider the following statements:
Assertion (A): During the reign of Siraj-ud-Daulah of Bengal, the English East India Company began to fortify Calcutta without the Nawab's permission.

Reason (R): English Company had already got permission from Emperor Shah Alam II to fortify Calcutta in anticipation of their fight with the French stationed at Chandernagore.

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Which one of the following wars was fought earliest?