Arrange the following historical events in chronological order:
(A) The ‘diwani’ of Bengal transferred to the East India Company
(B) Nadir Shah invades India and sacks Delhi
(C) Humayun defeated by Sher Shah, in exile at the Safavid court
(D) Ahmad Shah Abdali defeats the Marathas in the third battle of Panipat
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (C), (B), (D), (A)
(C) Humayun defeated by Sher Shah, in exile at the Safavid court — 1540-55. Humayun lost his throne to Sher Shah and won back his territories only in 1555-56.
(B) Nadir Shah invades India and sacks Delhi — 1739, some thirty years after the death of Aurangzeb (1707).
(D) Ahmad Shah Abdali defeats the Marathas in the third battle of Panipat — 1761.
(A) The ‘diwani’ of Bengal transferred to the East India Company — 1765. With the diwani, the Company became the revenue authority of Bengal.
Note: A same/similar question was asked in CUET (UG) in the papers below.
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* A similar question.
NCERT: Themes in Indian History Part II — Chapter 8: Peasants, Zamindars and the State (2025-26)
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