do you think it was the incompetence of the mughals which led to the rise of regional powers? give reasons
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After the death of the Aurangzeb, the Mughal Empire weakened. His successors were not able to firmly maintained control over the far off regional principalities. As the imperial authority weakened, the nobles found themselves virtually independent as a collective group and thereby began to rule over their kingdoms.
Yes,it was the incompetence of the Mughal which led to the rise of regional powers.
Mughal ruler Aurangzeb, religious tax on non-Muslims, rise in Hindu nationalism and revival of ancient history and promotion of glory by saints in different regions.
The Regional Powers, like the Sikhs under Ranjit Singh, the Marathas under Baji Rao I and Mysore Kingdom under Hyder Ali and Son. Each of them was equal or greater than one or more European states of that era in terms of size, GDP and population. Also, it wasn’t that they had suddenly erupted out of nothing. The Sikhs had been persecuted since the beginning of their religion by the various Delhi based dynasties- the Mughals are famous as the last dynasty but they were not the only ones.
The Mughals ruled strongly for 200 years and overall for 350 years (the last 100 odd years as virtual prisoners in Delhi) but before them the Lodhi Dynasty ruled Delhi for some 70 odd years before them the Sayyids had ruled and before them the Tughlaks and before them the Khiljis and before them the Slave Dynasty (later called Qutub Dynasty by some). So, for nearly 400 years before the Mughals came to power various dynasties were competing. Further, Rajputana was almost always neutral or enemy with the ruling houses of Delhi and in a perpetual Frenemy mode (Friend or Enemy depending on ruler).
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