Question

What is the law of primogeniture? Why was the law not followed by the Mughals

Answer 1

Answer:

The Mughals did not have a law of 'primogeniture' i.e., a law, whereby, the first-born son would naturally inherit the throne. Hence, every time a king died, there was a war of succession among the contenders to the throne. After Aurangzeb's death, the last of the great Mughals, there followed a war of succession among his three sons.

Answer 2

Explanation:

The Mughals did not follow the system of primogeniture (where the eldest son gets the throne). They followed coparcenary inheritance (where the empire is equally divided among the sons). But this system resulted in many conflicts and rebellions within the family.