200 years of Mughal rule wanes as India breaks into anarchy. The Portuguese, Dutch, French and English offer their superior military services to the other independent kingdoms of India - the Marathas, Rajputs, Tipu Sultan, Nizam and various others, tilting the scales of power, and sometimes becoming Kings themselves.

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At this time, the crafts oft he country were heavily influences by these cultures, making the arts truly universal for the first time in history.