TOPIC INFO – CUET PG (History)

SUB-TOPIC INFO – Later Medieval India

CONTENT TYPE – Short Notes

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1. Causes of the decline of the Mughal Empire

1.1. Weak Successors

1.2. Degeneration of the Mughal Nobility,

1.3. Aurangzeb’s Religious persecution of the Hindus

1.4. Demoralization of the Mughal Army.

1.5. Economic Bankruptcy

1.6. Invasions

1.7. Size of the Empire and Challenge from Regional Powers

1.8. Aurangzeb’s Deccan Policy

1.9. The Jagirdari Crisis

2. Major Theories on Decline of Mughal Empire

2.1. Satish Chandra, Jagirdari Crisis

2.2. M. Athar Ali, Jagirdari Crisis

2.3. Irfan Habib, Agrarian Crisis

2.4. J.F.Richards, Bejagiri

2.5. Muzaffar Alam, Region-centric approach

2.6. Jadunath Sarkar, Deteriorating Characters of the Emperors and their Nobles