here you will understand about Mughal empire and decline

2. Prepared by Faraz Ali

3. The Mughal empire.

4. Introduction To The Mughal Dynasty
 The Mughal rulers governed India for more
than 200 years. They reformed government,
encouraged artistry, and tried to unite their
subjects. The last Mughal emperors allowed
the empire to break apart, however. As a
result, the Mughal Empire came to an end,
and India came under British control. The
Mughals were a Muslim dynasty that lasted
for seven generations.

5. The Mughal rulers
 Babur (1526-1530)
 Humayun (1530-1556)
 Akbar (1556-1605)
 Jahangir (1605-1627)
 Shah jahan (1628-1658)
 Aurangzeb (1659-1707)

6. Fall of the Mughal empire
 The Mughal Empire, which had reached its
zenith during the rule of Shah Jahan and his
son, began to decline after the rule of
Aurangzeb. In fact, the decline began during
the last days of Aurangzeb. There were many
causes for the downfall of this great dynasty.
Let us view the causes that hastened the fall of
the Mughal Empire after Aurangzeb

7. Causes
 Aurangzeb’s religious
policies
 Weak successors
 No Definite Law of
Succession
 Poor Economy
 Rise of New Powers
 Coming of the Europeans
 Foreign Invasions

8. Aurangzeb’s religious policies
 Demolishing temples and breaking idols
• Imposition of jizya
• Discriminatory toll far
• Removal of the Hindus from Government jobs
• Conversion through different means
Aurangzeb’s religious policies resulted in
weakening the entire structure of the Mughal
empire. It led to several conflicts and wars in
different parts of the country.

9. Weak successors
The successors of
Aurangzeb were both weak
and incompetent. The later
Mughals spent more time
in their harems and in
pleasure and soon lost
control of the states.

10. No Definite Law of Succession
 After Aurangzeb's death, jealousy
grew between his seventeen sons,
grandsons and great-grandsons as
they tried to grab wealth and power.
Within ten years of Aurangzeb's
death there were seven battles for
successions in which large numbers of
capable soldiers, princes and nobles
were killed the loss of these men
further weakened the royal family
and the empire.

11. Poor economy
 The economic stability of the empire
was ruined because of the constant
wars. Some of the wars did not add
even an inch to the Mughal Empire.
Besides this, the Mughal rulers
spent lavishly on buildings and
monuments. Finally, the foreign
invasions completely shattered the
economy.

12. Rise of new powers
 New powers such as the
Sikhs, Jats and Marathas
came onto the scene.
Gradually they broke off
from the Mughal
domination and established
their own independent
states.

13. Coming of Europeans
 The Europeans, especially the
British, played an important
role in putting an end to the
Mughal Empire. They first
obtained a freeman to trade
with India, but gradually began
interfering in Indian politics
and gradually set up a British
empire in India that lasted for
200 years.

14. Foreign invasion
 The invasions of Nadir Shah and
Ahmad Shah Abdali proved
destructive for the Mughal
Empire. Not only were the
Indians defeated but their
weakness was exposed and India
became as easy prey to other
foreign powers too.

15. The later Mughal rulers
These rulers were
the successors of
Aurangzeb
which were
totally weak and
incompetent.

16. Did you know?
 The period of the Great
Mughals, which began in
1526 with Babur’s accession
to the throne, ended with the
death of Aurangzeb in 1707.
 When Aurangzeb died, the
empire of the Mughals was
the largest in india.

17. Activity time!
Who was the first Mughal ruler?
When Mughal empire’s downfall
started?
Mention any three causes for the
downfall?
Explain any three religious policies
of Aurangzeb?
What was the result of Aurangzeb's
religious policy?

18. Always remember that…
Nobody can do everything but
everybody can do something. 
Never hate people who are jealous
of you but respect their jealousy.
They are the people who think
that you are better than then. 
Your present situation is not your
final destination.The best is yet to
come. 