🌍 Mid-18th Century India: Beset with the Spectre of a Fragmented Polity
India in the mid-18th century stood at a historical crossroads. The once-mighty Mughal Empire was in steep decline, and the subcontinent, which had seen centuries of imperial consolidation, was rapidly disintegrating into a fragmented landscape. This period marked the rise of regional powers, frequent internal conflicts, and growing foreign interference—especially by European trading companies. The […]
