Question

the eighteenth century Was the century of universal decline.comment.

Answer 1

Long answer: The decline of the Mughal Empire was only natural, after the death of Aurangzeb. Aurangzeb died in 1707 at the age off 88. His wars against the Marathas lasted nearly 26 years and depleted his treasury of all monies. Though the death of Aurangzeb was a significant event in Mughal history (and also in the 18th century), the decline of the Mughal Empire cannot be wholly attributed to this single event because Aurangzeb’s successors did try to reverse the downfall of their dynasty, though unsuccessfully.

Answer 2

The eighteenth century Was the century of universal decline.

• It was regarded for a long time as a period of gloom marked by political deterioration, economic collapse, conflict, and anarchy.
• India's eighteenth century was known for being both politically erratic and prone to economic disaster. Scholars began to take a different perspective in the late 1950s; those who mostly adhered to the Marxist framework started to offer materialist explanations for the demise of the Mughal Empire.
• In the 18th century, the Mughal Empire started to fall. The empire fell apart as a result of Aurangzeb's policies and nature. Later Mughal emperors were unable to maintain the empire's unity.
• Foreign incursions reduced the Mughals' remaining fortitude and accelerated their fall. More wealth was lost as a result of the invasions of Nadir Shah and Ahmad Shah Abdali. The stability of the empire itself was shaken by these assaults.
• India had to go through one of the most turbulent eras in its history in the 18th century. Due to internal and external pressures, the Mughal Empire, which had ruled the Indian subcontinent for two centuries, started to fall apart.
• The American, French, and Haitian revolutions were the culmination of Enlightenment ideas during the 18th century. Slavery and human trafficking increased across the Atlantic over the century, but they decreased in Russia, China, and Korea.

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