INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Maratha who helped the Sayyid brothers in overthrowing Farrukhsiyar in 1719 was Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath. He is known as the second founder of the Maratha State and is also credited with introducing the Saranjami system that was among the key features of the revenue system in the Maratha empire.

Detailed explanation-2: -Chandrasen besieged Purandar whereupon Balaji fled again to Pandavgad whence he sent an emissary to plead for help from his sovereign. Shahu had Balaji Vishwanath brought under escort to his capital Satara and asked Chandrasen to make the case against Balaji Vishwanath before him.

Detailed explanation-3: -With the help of the Sayyid brothers, Farrukh siyar defeated Jahandar Shah, and one of the brothers, Abdullah Khan, sought wazir (prime minister) post. From 1713 to 1719 Farrukhsiyar was the Mughal emperor after he had assassinated Jahandar Shah. He was the son of Azim-ush-Shan (Emperor Bahadur Shah I’s second son).

Detailed explanation-4: -Balaji Vishwanath (1713-20): He concluded an agreement with the Sayyid brothers (1719) by which the Mughal emperor Farukh Siyar recognised Shahu as the king of Shivaji’s home dominions, released all his family members and allowed him to collect Chauth and Sardeshmukhi from the six Mughal Subahs of the Deccan.

Detailed explanation-5: -Answer: The Sayyid Brothers became highly influential in the Mughal Court after Aurangzeb’s death and became king makers during the anarchy following the death of emperor Aurangzeb in 1707. They created and dethroned Mughal Emperors at their will during the 1710s.