Question

The modern state of Bhutan was independent in 1700. Eastern portions of Afghanistan and Iran appear to have been part of the μghal Empire in 1700. In 1700, the μghal Empire controlled all of what has become modern-day India. The Maldives were part of the μghal Empire in 1700.

a) True
b) False

Answer 1

The statement regarding the territories under the Mughal Empire's control in 1700 is inaccurate, making the correct answer (b) False.

Step-by-step explanation:

The modern state of Bhutan was already a unified entity by the beginning of the 17th century, separate from the Mughal Empire. The Mughal Empire, at its height during the 16th and 17th centuries, did extend over much of present-day India but did not encompass the entirety of the modern-day country by 1700 as it was in decline. At that time, the empire's control over Afghanistan and the eastern regions of Iran was also diminished. The Maldives, while influenced by Islamic culture and trade networks, were not part of the Mughal Empire in 1700.

Throughout the 18th century, British influence expanded over the Indian subcontinent, capitalizing on the fragmentation of the declining Mughal Empire. Eastern regions of Afghanistan and Iran were under various localized forms of control, sometimes as part of larger empires or independent entities.