History · Sources of Modern Indian History
UGC NET December 2011 History
Muzaffar Jung, the Nizam of Hyderabad, had granted territorial concessions to
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Correct answer: (C) French — Muzaffar Jung granted territorial concessions to the French, so the answer is the French.
Explanation
★Muzaffar Jung granted territorial concessions to the French, so the answer is the French.
★He owed his throne to the French governor Dupleix during the Carnatic struggles for power.
★In gratitude he gave the French East India Company lands and revenues in the Deccan.
★The French East India Company had been founded in 1664 by the minister Colbert to trade with the East.
★This marked the high point of French influence in southern India under Dupleix.
★The gains were soon lost as the English Company prevailed in the Carnatic wars.
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