The Mughals established a vast empire in the Indian subcontinent. Did
geographically far flung areas create administrative difficulties? How far is the
geographic extent of the empire responsible for its decline? Break out into small
groups think, discuss and present your views. (All the students should participate in
the discussion)
pls say the answer fast.
Answers
The Mughal empire is conventionally said to have been founded in 1526 by Babur, a warrior chieftain from what today is Uzbekistan, who employed aid from the neighboring Safavid and Ottoman empires,[16] to defeat the Sultan of Delhi, Ibrahim Lodhi, in the First Battle of Panipat, and to sweep down the plains of Upper India. The Mughal imperial structure, however, is sometimes dated to 1600, to the rule of Babur's grandson, Akbar.[17] This imperial structure lasted until 1720, until shortly after the death of the last major emperor, Aurangzeb,[18][19] during whose reign the empire also achieved its maximum geographical extent. Reduced subsequently, especially during the East India Company rule in India, to the region in and around Old Delhi, the empire was formally dissolved by the British Raj after the Indian Rebellion of 1857.