Decline of Mughal Empire

  • The Mughal Empire declined rapidly after the death of Aurangzeb(1707).
  • The Mughal court became the scene of factions among the nobles. The weakness of the empire was exposed when Nadir Shah imprisoned the Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah and looted Delhi in 1739.
  • The causes for the downfall of the Mughal Empire were varied such as –
    1. To some extent, the religious and Deccan policies of Aurangzeb contributed to its decline.
    2. The weak successors and demoralization of the Mughal army also paved the way for it. The vastness of the empire became unwieldy.
    3. The financial difficulties due to continuous wars led ....
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