Which of the following terms best describes the policy adopted by the later Mughal Emperors, post-1707 CE, towards the newly emerging regional powers (like Bengal, Awadh, and Hyderabad)? |ForumIAS

[A] Active Military Reconquest

[B] Policy of Subsidiary Alliance

[C] Tacit Acceptance with Nominal Allegiance

[D] Complete Political and Economic Isolation

Answer: C

Notes:

Explanation:

(c) Correct. The Later Mughals were too weak to launch effective military campaigns to reclaim lost territory (a). They were not yet using the Subsidiary Alliance (a British policy) (b), nor did they completely cut ties (d). Instead, they adopted a policy of Tacit Acceptance, allowing the provincial governors to rule autonomously as long as they sent the essential revenue/tribute and maintained a nominal allegiance to the Emperor in Delhi.