Question

what was the causes of decline mughal empire ?
Ans.1.the religious intolerance of aurangzeb turned the rajputs against him,who ha always supported the mughals ,same as was the contribution of sikh and marathas

2.the mughals did not have any role of succesession and hence,the death of each ruler and conspiracies of nobles

3.weak and inneficient succesors of aurangazeb an open inttiative for internal rebels and foreingners invasions

4.corrupt officials and heavy burnden of land revenue resulted in revolts by peasants leading to low tax collections

5.aurangzeb remained in deccan for almost 20 years, which gave to establish independent states

Answer 1

the words of Stanely Lane-Poole, "As some imperial corpse preserved for age in its dead seclusion, crowned and armed and still majestic, yet falls to the dust at the breath of heaven, so fell the Empire of the Mughals when the great name that guarded it was no more."

V. A. Smith writes, "The collapse of the Empire came with a suddenness which at first sight may seem surprising. But the student who has acquired even a moderately sound knowledge of history will be surprised that the Empire lasted so long rather than it collapsed suddenly."

Answer 2

the above points are correct