In 1723 and beyond, rulers governing nearly independent states within the Mughal Empire were commonly called what? With the fragmentation of Mughal political order, who became president of an independent European stronghold of Pondicherry on India's east coast?
A)Vizier
B)Nawab
C)Pondicherry
D)Sultan
E)None of these is correct.

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Nawabs were rulers of nearly independent states within the Mughal Empire as it fragmented. Joseph François Dupleix became the governor of Pondicherry in 1742, not president, and Pondicherry was a French, not an independent European, stronghold.

In 1723 and Beyond, Rulers Governing Nearly Independent States Within