History · Sources of Medieval Indian History
UGC NET December 2020 History (Shift-II)
The Hyderabadi administrative system in the late eighteenth century can be identified as a 'patron-client relationship', because:
AThe Nizam displayed his allegiance to the Mughal Emperor and regularly paid tributes. ✓ Correct
BThe local Hindu landowners were subdued by the Nizam and they were forced to pay him tributes.
CThe semi-autonomous rulers of the Hyderabad state were allowed to govern on their own in return for an annual tribute to the Nizam and the Mughals.
DThe Nizam abolished all tributes and ruled directly.
Correct answer: (A) The Nizam displayed his allegiance to the Mughal Emperor and regularly paid tributes. — The Nizam displayed allegiance to the Mughal Emperor, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★The Nizam displayed allegiance to the Mughal Emperor, so that is the answer.
★The Hyderabadi administrative system can be identified as a patron-client relationship.
★This is because the Nizam displayed his allegiance to the Mughal Emperor.
★He regularly paid tributes to the Mughal Emperor.
★This bound the Nizam to the imperial patron while he ruled as a client.
★Mir Osman Ali Khan was the last Nizam, deposed in 1948 in Operation Polo.
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