Muslims conditions before war of Independence?
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The Muslim wanted a seperate nation know as Pakistan
The study of the eighteenth and the early nineteenth centuries reveals a rapid decline
socio- political and economic power of Muslim in India.
1 With the death of
Aurangzeb in 1707, Mughal Empire turned in hopelessness. The administration,
culture, and economy, all seemed to be in utter ruin and dissolution. Aurangzeb had
failed to solve the problems inherited from his predecessors, which day by day
increased in volume.
2 These together shook the empire to its very foundation within
ten to fifteen years. The prestige of the Mughal monarchy reached to its lowest ebb.
3
After the death of Aurangzeb, the war of succession broke out between his three
sons (Moazzam, Azam and Kam Baksh) for the thrown and the 65 years old Bahadur
Shah (original name is Qutub-ud-din Muhammad Moazzam) emerged victorious.4
Unfortunately, his death (in 1712) plunged the empire once again into civil war. A
new element entered Mughal politics in the succeeding war of succession. While
previously the contest for power had been the royal princes, and the nobles had
merely added the aided the aspirants to the throne, now striving nobles became direct
contenders for power and used princes as mere pawns to capture the seats of
authority. In the civil war following Bahadur Shah’s death, one of his less able sons,
Jahandar Shah(1712-13), won due to the efforts of Zulfiqar Khan (son of Asad
Khan), who, as the new emperor’s minister become supreme in the state. Jahandar
Shah’s inglorious reign came to an early end in 24 January 1713 when he was
defeated by Farrukh Siyar, His nephew, Farrukh Siyar owned his Victory to the
Saiyed Brothers, Abdullah Khan, Husain Ali Khan and Baraha, who were therefore
given the offices of Wazir and Mir Bakshi respectively. The two brothers soon
acquired dominion control over the affairs of state. Farrukh Siyar lacked the capacity
to rule. He was cowardly, cruel undependable and faithless. Moreover, he allowed