The Britishers took away the control of India from the Marathas and not from the Mughals

The Britishers took away the control of India from the Marathas and not from the Mughals

 Courtsy :Pulkit Mishra-  @pulkitmishra007 

Can you name the war that the Mughals fought against the British? You cannot because there was none.

When Robert Clive defeated the Nawab of Bengal in the Battle of Plassey to put the foundation stone of the British Empire,

the Mughal Emperor Alamgir II, was a 58 year old puppet, put to the throne by the Mighty Marathas and kingmaker Imad-ul-Mulk.

Yes, Marathas and not Mughals were the dominant power, when the British entered India.

In fact, Marathas ruled over an Empire larger than that of Akbar, dominating India for over 75 years.

There was a famous saying (Kahawat) for the Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II who reigned soon after Alamgir II 

"Sultanat-e-Shah Alam, Az Dilli ta Palam", meaning, 'The kingdom of Shah Alam is from Delhi to Palam', Palam being a suburb of Delhi. 

The Mughal kings that came after Shah Alam were mere pensioners under the British rule and weren’t the dominating force they are pictured to be

The British had to face the Mighty Marathas and not the Mughals in the first major war for the control of the Indian Sub-continent 

The Anglo Maratha War in 1775–82, which ended up in the Surrender of the British Troops.

It took conceit, treachery, manipulation & 44 long years of war against the Marathas for Brits to finally consolidate the British Empire.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maratha_Empire