Downfall of Mughal Empire.
Write about the downfall of the Mughal Empire.
Downfall of Mughal Empire.
The Mughal dynasty is the dynasty that ruled India from 1526 to 1707. They came after the decline of the Lodhi dynasty. In the first battle of Panipat, Ibrahim Lodi lost his crown against Babur. Through the first battle of Panipat Mughal dynasty entered India.
The famous Mughal rulers are Babur, Humayun, Akbar, Jahangir, Shahajahan, and Aurangzeb. Babur was the founder of the Mughal dynasty. Mughals are from Afganistan and also have a relationship with Turkey. They led many battles to capture the power. The other Kings like Rana Sanga, Medini Rai, Sand her Shah Suri fought back their maximum. Their administration was very famous and also popular for the constructions like Red fort, Fatehpur Sikri, Taj Mahal, Grand trunk road and Rohtas fort etc.
The main reasons behind the fall of the Mughal Empire are:
• Weak rulers after the time of Aurangzeb.
• The fights for succession
• Foreign invasion
• Growth of other rulers and kingdoms
• Policies introduced by Aurangzeb.
– Written By Jyothi krishna Prakash
The Mughal Empire declined during the first half of the 18th century. The rulers lost their power, and the empire was left to a few square miles around the capital of Delhi. Delhi was also later captured by the Britishers, and the Mughal emperor was made a pensioner of the foreign power. The stability of the Empire had been lost after the strong reign of Aurangzeb, yet it continued to prevail because of its policies. The main reason for the decline of the Mughal rule was their in-house fights.
The close relatives and Sons of the ruler fought among themselves for power and money. Often, the ruler was imprisoned and tortured by his sons. Also, due to this in-house fight, outsiders tried to take advantage. They tried to seize the power from the Mughal princes and administer the Empire freely. Also, the Mughal policies with their contemporary Hindu rulers were not very tolerable. This led to a large number of wars between them, and therefore, the Mughal Empire succumbed due to a lack of funds. Also, recruiting a strong army and paying salaries was getting difficult for the Mughal rulers.
The last Mughal emperor, Bahadur Shah Zafar, was declared as the leader of the 1857 revolt, but his lack of leadership skills and also the lack of a good trained army and weapons made him lose the control of Delhi. With this blow Mughal empire officially came to an end.
– Written By Soniya Sanyal
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