Question

what factors caused Mughal empire to declines.???​

Answer 1

ANSWER

• 1) War of succession: Due to fight between brothers for throne and consequent politics led to weakening of mughal hold on administration.
• 2) Aurangzeb's religious Policies: Religious fanaticism of Aurangzeb led to unity among Hindu which were divided on account of policy of inclusion of Akbar.
• 3) Weak Successors of Aurangzeb: After the death of Aurangzeb in 1707, successors were weak and not able to hold administration effectively.
• 4) Empty Treasury due to frequent wars and lifestyle of Mughal: Due to frequent wars and lavish lifestyle of mughal treasury was empty. It impacted military and security expenditure and further led to the weakening of the defence mechanism.
• 5) Invasions by various forces: Invasion by Nadir Shah from North-West as well as British forces started exploitation by various means helped in the weakening of already weak Mughal.
• 6) Rise in Feudalism: Due to lack of strong central figure, there was a rise in Feudalism which started bargaining with Mughals for military support.
• 7) New technology weapons of the British: British were armed with new age weapons whereas Mughals still used the medieval time weapons. Complete lack of new technology gave advantage to the rival groups.

Answer 2

Answer:

Hey!!gm...

here's ur answer

• weak successors
• crisis against mansabdari and jamindari system
• invasions of nadir Shah and Ahmad Shah abdali
• Aurangzeb's policies......etc...
• war of succession

Hope this helps you ❤️...