Discuss the l8th century Debate with special referance to the concept of the 'Dark age'.
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Eighteenth century wasinfact a 'Dark Age' owing to the chaos, decline and anarchy encircling it. Forimperialist historians it served the legitimacy of imperialist nation. For MughalHistorians , it helped signify the era as a stabiliing political system. ForNationalist historians the notion testifies the causes for the success of thecolonial power in India. Revisionist historians however hold radically differentviews. There are, in acordance, three events and issues that concern theEighteenth century:a) The decline of Mughal empire.b) The Economic status of early eighteenth century.c) The establishment of the British raj in India in the later part of theeighteenth century.Based on these three issues the revisionist historians reinterpret and modifythe perception of the eighteenth century. The decline of the Mughal empire is a topic that has already beenextensively discussed and understood in the light of influential arguments of Historians from the 'Aligarh School'-Satish Chandra, Athar Ali and Irfan Habib.Satish Chandra in his book on politics in the Mughal Court suggests that itwas really the crisis in Mughal instituions- the Mansab and Jagir that broughtout a financial crisis in the empire thus leading to its eventual downfall. AtharAli further adds how the crisis was led by Be-Jagiri i.e lack of Jagirs.
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