Discuss the decline of the Mughal Empire. To what extent do you agree that the downfall of the Mughal Empire was caused by the agrarian crisis of the 17th and 18th century? AGRARIAN CRISIS OF MUGHAL EMPIRE by IRFAN HABIB: Various explanations are put forward for the revolts which brought about the collapse of the Mughal Empire. There has existed for a long time the thesis of “Hindu Reaction” as the main factor behind the revolts against Aurangzeb. Its proponents tent‚ however‚ to rely
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The Mughal Empire was the first large empire in India since the Gupta Empire (nearly a millennium years of difference); it was made up of many ethnicities‚ a variety of geographic localities‚ and hundreds of nobles and their principalities. At its largest extent‚ this empire contained over 140 million inhabitants‚ as well as encompassing 3.5 million square kilometers. However‚ as all empires do‚ the Mughal Empire faced many difficulties‚ and by the turn of the 19th century‚ had weakened significantly
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The mughal empire was the last empire which ruled the subcontinent. It was the last [seemingly] golden age of the subcontinent. During it many monuments were built like the taj mahal‚ the peacock throne‚ badshahi mosque e.t.c which seem itregal to the indian culture. The mughals influenced the cuisine‚ architechture and even the language (Urdu/Hindi) which devoloped during its time. The 300 years the mughals ruled undoubtedly influenced the way India is. Just the way the mughal rule is very important
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While the Mughal Empire was extremely large in both size and population‚ it was very faulty and led to chaos in northern India‚ resulting in its decline and Britain’s control of India. During the rule of Aurangzeb Alamgir was the point when things started to decline. His corrupt policies and bad relationships with certain groups in India was the final event leading to the fall of an already weak empire. With all the chaos arising in the North due to succession battles‚ invasions‚ a weak ruler‚
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The Mughal Empire The Mughal Empire was an empire that at its greatest territorial extent ruled most of the Indian subcontinent between 1526 and 1857. It consolidated the Islam culture in South Asia and in result it spread the arts of the Muslim culture and its faith. The Mughal ruling class included the Muslims despite most of the subjects in the empire being Hindu. Zahiruddin Mohammad Babur was the founder of the empire. Under his rule the dynasty remained unstable‚ and was eventually exiled
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The Mughal Empire Vinay Lal The great grandson of Tamerlane‚ Babar‚ who on his mother’s side was descended from the famous Genghiz Khan‚ came to India in 1526 at the request of an Indian governor who sought Babar’s help in his fight against Ibrahim Lodi‚ the last head of the Delhi Sultanate. Babar defeated Lodi at Panipat‚ not far from Delhi‚ and so came to establish the Mughal Empire in India. Babar ruled until 1530‚ and was succeeded by his son Humayun‚ who gave the empire its first distinctive
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Mughal Empire‚ Warriors or Artists? I decided to go a little different rout with this assignment. I was on Hulu.com‚ thinking about renting a movie off the list you provided‚ but then I felt I should check out the History Chanel on Comcast On-Demand to see if there was anything interesting that would be worth watching. I found a couple of different option that I could choose from‚ that I felt would fulfill the assignment requirements. The first option that I didn’t choose was about the incredible
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The fall of Mughal Empire Under Aurangzeb’s successors the decay of empire was hastened by several causes and the spirit of lawlessness rampant throughout the land. In such circumstances ruin of Mughal Empire was inevitable. Aurangzeb‚ as a ruler of India proved to be a failure. He hardly realised that the greatness of an empire depends on the progress of its people as a whole‚ largely owing to the emperor’s each of political foresight. The symptoms of the integration of Mughal Empire appeared before
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The Mughal Empire Editorial I am writing this editorial to demonstrate the growth of our country commensurate with our faith in Allah. Our government is founded on the principles of the Quran‚ our Holy Book. In the Quran‚ it speaks about respect for religious diversity. In our empire‚ we demonstrate this by accepting Hindus and allowing them to be part of our government and allowing them to maintain their religion and cultural. The Quran also speaks of honoring our God. We have done so here
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Most would agree that Aurangzeb was incredibly brave‚ a fine general‚ a good administrator and a generous ruler. He was also extremely devout and lived a simple‚ pure life‚ unlike many of his nobles. Aurangzeb inherited a court which‚ for over 50 years‚ had been the centre of wealth and luxury. Many nobles had forgotten Islamic principals in their search for pleasure and no longer wished to participate in the often harsh military campaigns. Aurangzeb decided that the state must return to the more
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