what were the weaknesses of the mughal empire?
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The successors of Aurangzeb were weak and became victims of the intrigues and conspiracies of the faction-ridden nobles. They were inefficient generals and incapable of suppressing revolts. The absence of a strong ruler, an efficient bureaucracy and a capable army had made the Mughal Empire weak.
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['Social Disorganisation: ... ', 'Political Disunity: ... ', 'Untouchability: ... ', 'Despotism of Upper Caste: ... ', 'Religious Conversions: ... ', 'Lower Status of Women: ... ', 'Denies Mobility of Labour: ... ', 'Retards Solidarity:']
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(a) The most important pillar of the Mughal state was its nobility. Owing to several factors, the Mughal nobility was a heterogenous body composed of diverse ethnic and religious groups. (b) This ensured that no faction became large or powerful enough to challange the authority of the state.
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It is clearly not true, as is sometimes said, that its impossible to conquer Afghanistan -many Empires have done so, from the ancient Persians, through Alexander the Great to the Mongols, the Mughals and the Qajars.
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While strengths were hard to find, their weaknesses were obvious. A major weakness for the Continental Army was manpower; they were always short of qualified and capable men. General George Washington routinely had no more than 20,000 troops at one time and place.
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The term "Mughal" comes from a mispronunciation of the word "Mongol," but the Mughals of India were mostly ethnic Turks not Mongolians. ... The Muslims of Central Asia had good reason to hate the Mongols because they destroyed the Abbasid Caliphate when they sacked Baghdad in 1258.
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The Mughal (or Mogul) Empire ruled most of India and Pakistan in the 16th and 17th centuries. It consolidated Islam in South Asia, and spread Muslim (and particularly Persian) arts and culture as well as the faith. ... Persian language mixed with Arabic and Hindi to create Urdu. Periods of great religious tolerance.
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['International: struggle for hegemony and Empire outstrips the fiscal resources of the state.', 'Political conflict: conflict between the Monarchy and the nobility over the “reform” of the tax system led to paralysis and bankruptcy.']
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Nawabs lost their power because as india was politically instable at that time, the nawabs fought between themselves to gain control over each other's kingdom. ... So, slowly British gained full control over their kingdom and executed the nawab and thus the nawabs lost their power.
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The main advantage of formal empires were prestige and self aggrandizement. Most colonial era empires actually lost money. The sole exception was the British empire, which was always very anal that every colony make money. Many of the older empires, pre modern era, were basically tribute collection enterprises.
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Empires like those of the Seljuks, Fatimids and Ottomans attacked the empire from outside, as well as having problems with Turks within the Empire from the inside. The unrest in the empire partly contributed to it's weakening over the years.
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['The Caste System. ... ', 'Increased Population Growth. ... ', 'Slow Economic Growth. ... ', 'Slow Industrial Growth. ... ', 'Seasonality of Agricultural Occupations. ... ', 'Joint Family System. ... ', 'Loss of Small-Scale/Cottage Industries. ... ', 'Low Rates of Saving and Investment.']
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Where are the descendants of Mughals today? The last Mughal emperor was deposed in 1858 by the British East India company and exiled to Burma following the War of 1857 after the fall of Delhi to the company troops. His death marks the end of the Mughal dynasty.
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Mughal architecture incorporates Indian elements with Persian and Islamic elements. Some features common to many buildings are: Large bulbous onion domes, sometimes surrounded by four smaller domes. Use of white marble and red sandstone.
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During the rule of Aurangzeb's grand son Muhammad Shah in 1739, Delhi was invaded by Nadir Shah, the Shah of Persia. His army looted all the jewels in the royal Mughal treasury, which also included the famous Peacock Throne, and Daria-i-noor, the sister diamond of the Kohinoor.
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Akbar succeeded his father, Humayun, in 1556. Akbar was given the nickname 'the Great' because of his many accomplishments, among which, was his record of unbeaten military campaigns that established the Mughal rule in the Indian subcontinent. Mughal firearms in the time of Akbar came to be far superior.
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But the single most important weakness was that the Empire had an agricultural land based economy. Tax collection was land based. So it had to keep conquering. Instead, the European nations, after the discovery of new continents, prospered through trading.