History 2059/1 Section 1: Chap 2 Decline of The Mughal Empire by Sir Adnan Qureshi
History 2059/1 Section 1: Chap 2 Decline of The Mughal Empire by Sir Adnan Qureshi
History 2059/1 Section 1: Chap 2 Decline of The Mughal Empire by Sir Adnan Qureshi
The Mughal Empire which was once the largest in the world, came to a
decline after 1707 and the inability of Aurangzeb had major contribution in
it.
Aurangzebs successors tended to be lazy, weak and corrupt, leaving the
administration to their ministers who often put their own interests rst.
There was no law of succession. Instead there was usually a struggle for
succession which ended in war. Succession often depended upon the ability
of the candidates and the support they could get. Fighting wars was very
expensive and the military was stretched and suffered much inefficiency.
These emperors failed to run the Empire effectively, becoming very
extravagant and so suffered from nancial inefciencies. The vastness of
the Empire made it hard to defend and as such suffered several invasions
from stronger rivals. Eventually the British overran the Empire and were
superior in such areas as military might. 45
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