NATIONAL RESISTANCE

AS THE BRITISH STARTED ITS EXPANSIONIST POLICIES, PEOPLE IN VARIOUS PARTS OF THE COUNTRY ROSE IN REVOLT AGAINST THE FOREIGNERS. THE MOTIVATION IN ALL THESE POPULAR MOVEMENTS WAS THE DESIRE TO PROTECT THE SVATA (SELFHOOD) 

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Mughal emperor Aurangzeb’s reign witnessed powerful regional groups like the Jats, Sikhs, and Marathas defying the authority of the Mughal state in their bid to create kingdoms of their own. They did not succeed in their efforts, but they influenced the future course of political events in their respective regions. Their continuous struggle against the empire for political ascendancy weakened the empire considerably. Aurangzeb, and after him Bahadur Shah I, by attempting to suppress the Rajputs, spurred them to battle against the Mughals. The later Mughals made an effort to follow a policy of reconciliation with the Rajputs, but by then it was already too late: the Rajputs no longer trusted the Mughals enough to ally with them for the welfare of the empire.

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