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    The document discusses the various causes that led to the decline of the Mughal Empire in India. These included the death of the powerful emperor Aurangzeb in 1707 and weak rulers who succeeded him. Other factors were Aurangzeb's religious policies that divided people, lack of clear rules for succession, moral decay among nobility, defeat at the Battle of Plassey, a demoralized army, wrong policies by Akbar, lack of education and naval forces, a huge empire to govern, and the arrival and increased power of the British.

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    Lecture No: 10

    Topic: Causes of the Decline


    of Mughals
    Today we shall study

    Causes of the Fall of Mughal


    Empire
    Causes of the Fall of Mughal Empire

    1) Death of Aurangzeb Alamgir 1707


    2) Aurangzeb's religious policy
    3) Weak successive rulers
    4) The absence of any definite law of
    appointment
    5) Moral Degeneration
    6) Battle of Plassey 1757
    7) Demoralization of the Army

    Cont……
    Causes of the Fall of Mughal Empire

    8. Wrong Policy of King Akber


    9. Lack of Scientific Education
    10. Lack of Naval Force
    11.Huge Empire
    12. Arrival of British
    Death of Aurangzeb
    Alamgir 1707
     The Mughal Empire reached its
    greatest extent in the time of
    Aurangzeb Alamgir, but it
    collapsed with dramatic
    suddenness within a few
    decades after his death
    Aurangzeb's religious
    policy
     The Mughal Empire owes its decline and
    ultimate downfall to a combination of factors;
    firstly Aurangzeb's religious policy is regarded
    as a cause for the decline of the Mughal
    Empire as it led to disunity among the people.
     Although the policy did lead to weakening of
    the empire but the major cause of decline
    was the lack of worthy and competent
    successors after him.
    Weak successive rulers
     The character of Mughal kings had
    deteriorated over a period of time. The
    successive rulers after Aurangzeb were
    weak and lacked the character,
    motivation and commitment to rule the
    empire strongly. They had become ease
    loving and cowardly. They totally
    disregarded their state duties and were
    unable to detain the declining empire
    from its fall.
    The absence of any definite
    law of appointment
     The absence of any definite law of
    appointment was another important
    factor. The war of successions not only
    led to bitterness, bloodshed, and loss of
    money and prestige of the empire over
    a period of time, but to its eventual fall.
    Moral Degeneration
     The collapse of the rulers had also led
    to the moral degeneration of the
    nobility . The nobles who had once
    been talented men with integrity,
    honesty, and loyalty, turned selfish and
    deceitful. Growth of hostile and rival
    clique in the court also undermined the
    strength of the government.
    Widespread corruption in the
    administration started and taking bribes
    became common.
    Battle of Plassey (1757)
     It was important cause of the decline of
    Mughals in subcontinent because with
    the defeat the fortress of the Mughals
    lost and British became more offensive
    toward Mughal empire
    Demoralization of the Army
     One of the most powerful causes of the
    fall of the Mughal Empire was the
    decline and demoralization of the army.
    The military had not only become
    inefficient but also lacked in training,
    discipline and cohesion. The army was
    out-dated in regard to equipment
    Wrong Policy of King Akber
     Akber introduced new religion and
    adopted many Hidus-Customes that
    gave back streighthen to the mughal
    empire
     He appointed many Hindus General in
    his Army.
     He got marriges with the Hindues
    women
     Ahe also encourged the Muslims to
    marry with Hindues women
    Lack of Scientific Education
     When Europe was passing the journey
    of inventions at that time Mughals were
    busy in their luxurious life.
     They did not pay any attention on
    scientific education
    Lack of Naval Force
     When the fleet of ships of Europeans
    were floating in the seas of world at
    that time there was no Navel force of
    Mughal that could stop the Europeans
    to come in.
    Huge Empire
     Mughal Dynasty was consist of 580
    states. Its wideness of itself a cause.
    Which created many other problems.
    Arrival of British
     All historians are agree on this that the
    arrival of British was the main cause of
    the decline of Mughals.
    Re-Enforcement
     Mughals were the descendants of
    Taimoor and Changiz Khan. Babur was
    the founder of Mughal Empire. Mughals
    ruled over the India from 1526 to 1857.
    Babur was the first and Bahadur Shah
    Zafar was the last emperor of the
    Mughal Dynasty.
    Re-Enforcement
    1) Death of Aurangzeb Alamgir 1707
    2) Aurangzeb's religious policy
    3) Weak successive rulers
    4) The absence of any definite law of
    appointment
    5) Moral Degeneration
    6) Battle of Plassey 1757
    7) Demoralization of the Army
    8. Wrong Policy of King Akber
    9. Lack of Scientific Education
    10. Lack of Naval Force
    11.Huge Empire
    12. Arrival of British

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