REGIONAL KINGDOMS OF THE 18TH CENTURY Regional Kingdom Ruler Significance Hyderabad Chin Qilich He carved the state of Hyderabad Khan He appointed mansabdars and gave jagirs (Nizam-ul-Mulk without permission of the Mughal king Asaf Jah) Successors were called Nizams. Awadh Saadat Khan Suppressed rebellious zamindars (1722) Reformed the revenue system Governor Combined office of subdar(political head), faujdar(military head) and diwan(revenue head). Bengal Murshid Quli Murshidabad was his capital Khan Improved agriculture, trade and industry (Governor) Poor farmer were given loans Succeeded by: Shuja-ud-Din Alivardi Khan Siraj- ud – Daulah Rohilkhand Ali Muhammad Rohillas often clashed with Awadh, Delhi, Jats khan and Marathas to expand territory Bharatpur under the Churaman Jats were farmers who lived around Delhi, Jats Badan Singh Mathura and Agra. Suraj Mal After Suraj Mal’s death the area was divided among subedars Mysore Hyder Ali - Improved condition of farmers and crushed 1761 rebellious zamindars. Modernised the army with the help of the French Defeated the British forces in the First Anglo- Mysore War. Tipu Sultan - Depply influenced by the French Revolution. 1782 Modern weapons and built a navy. (Tiger of Introduced modern industries in India. mysore) Rajputs Sawai Raja Jai Encouraged teaching and learning of science Singh Jaipur was the capital Built observatories in Delhi, Jaipur, Mathura and Benaras. Punjab and Sikhs Banda Bahadur Sikhs were organised into political groups called misls. Each misl had a ruler who faught against other misls. Maharaja Ranjit Singh united all the misls. .