Reason of the decline of Mughal Empire

The decline of the Mughal Empire was a complex process with many contributing factors like…

• Weak successors

• Degeneration of the Mughal nobility

• Aurangzeb's religious persecution of the Hindus

• All answers are correct

After the death of Aurangzeb in 1706, the Mughal Empire was ruled by a succession of weak and ineffective rulers.

• True

• False

The Mughal nobility became increasingly…

• corrupt and self-serving

• Began to upraise for nothing

• Greedy and haven’t payed taxes

Aurangzeb's policies of religious intolerance alienated many of his…

• Hindu subjects

• Intolerance towards Christianity

• Intolerance towards poor people

• Relatives

The Mughal army became demoralized and inefficient after… long and costly campaigns in the Deccan

• Humoyun’s

• Jahangir’s

• Shah Jahan’s

• Aurangzeb's

The soldiers were not paid regularly, and they were often poorly equipped.

• True

• False

The Mughal Empire experienced a period of economic decline in the late… and early…

• 15th - 16th centuries

• 16th - 17th centuries

• 17th - 18th centuries

• 18th - 19th centuries

This was due to a number of factors, including the high cost of Aurangzeb's wars, the corruption of the nobility, and the decline of trade.

• True

• False

The Mughal Empire was invaded by a number of foreign powers in the …

• 16th century

• 18th century

• 19th century

• 17th century

Which invasions further weakened the empire and made it more vulnerable to attack?

• Persians

• All together

• Afghans

• Marathas