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प्रश्न
To what extent were Aurangzeb’s successors responsible for the disintegration of the Mughal empire?
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उत्तर
Successors of Aurangzeb were pleasure-loving weak and inefficient. They were puppets in the hands of powerful, ambitious nobles who controlled the administration. The nobles took advantage of the weak government at the center and set up their own independent kingdoms in the Mughal provinces. This led to die breakup and collapse of the empire.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Fill in the blanks:
The Mughal emperors who ruled India after the death of Aurangzeb are known as the ___________Mughals.
Fill in the blank:
There were ______ groups of nobles in the Mughal court.
Match the following:
| Column A | Column B |
| 1. Bahadur Shah | (a) Mansabdari system |
| 2. Akbar | (b) financial crisis |
| 3. Shah Jahan | (c) Nadir Shah |
| 4. Kohinoor Diamond | (d) last Mughal emperor |
| 5. Bahadur Shah Zafar | (e) first of the Later Mughal |
Choose the correct answer:
The British ruled over India for______.
Answer the following question in one or two words/ sentences:
Name any two rival groups of nobles in the Mughal court.
Answer the following question in one or two words/ sentences:
What was the economic impact of the Mughal wars of succession?
Answer the following question in one or two words/sentences:
How did Aurangzeb’s religious policy affect the relationship between the Mughals and the Rajputs?
Answer the following question in one or two words/ sentences:
Which Mughal emperor assumed leadership of the Revolt of 1857? What happened to him after the Revolt?
Answer the following question briefly.
With reference to the decline and disintegration of the Mughal empire discuss the following:
The breakdown of the mansabdari system
This is a portrait of the last of the Later Mughals.

What part did Bahadur Shah Zafar play in the Revolt of 1857?
