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Question
Answer the following question in one or two words/sentences:
What advantage did Murshid Quli Khan take of the decline in the power of the Mughal empire?
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Solution
The Governor of Bengal, Murshid Quli Khan, took advantage of the situation to free himself from imperial control. Although he continued to pay the annual tribute to the Mughal empire, he began to rule Bengal independently.
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