​​Decline of the Mughal Empire

Aurangzeb was the sixth emperor of the Mughal dynasty. He ruled from 1658 until his death in 1707. He followed a policy of religious intolerance and non-conciliation and didn’t try to make peace with other rulers.

• After Aurangzeb’s death, the Mughal Empire started declining and disintegrating in the first half of the 18^th century.
• In the second half of the 18^th century, after the third battle of Panipat, the Mughal Empire was reduced to a few square miles around Delhi.
• At the beginning of the 19^th century, Delhi was occupied by the British and the Mughal Emperor was reduced to the status of ....