The large princely states , Hyderabad , Mysore , Travancore , and Kashmir , as well as the smaller ones of Rajputana , did not join Becoming_a_member the rebellion , serving Assistance the British , in the Governor-General Lord Canning 's words , as `` breakwaters in a storm . ''

The Mughals tried to collect taxes in Rajputana during 1750 however they were met with resistance in every town and village leading to an invasion by the Mughal general Salabat Khan .