Question

Resions of decline of mughal empire

Answer 1

uprise of british empire in aurengzeb's rule also he applied cruel pracyises to come to power like harrasin people, yaking different types of taxes etc. so people stopped believing on him.

Answer 2

Aurangzeb's religious intolerance- Aurangzeb reimposed the Jazia tax for all non-Muslims to practice their religion.

Rise of the Mansabdars- The mansabdars took advantages of the weak success and became independent.

Rise of new powers- The Marathas and Jats and Sikhs were becoming powerful.

Aurangzeb's weak Successors- There was no powerful ruler after Aurangzeb. They lived a luxurious life with an inefficent administration.

Aurangzeb's Deccan campaign- Aurangzeb was away from the capital for a long time (25 years) made the administration weak. His conquests made the empire too vast and difficult to be administered.

Ruined Economy- They had to face long wars and for this they needed equipment which had cost a lot.

Foreign Invasions from Nadir Shah and Ahmad Shah Abdali further ruined the empire.