Later Mughals (1707-1857 A.D.): The Mughal Empire was vast and extensive in the beginning of the eighteenth century. But by the close of the century it had shrunk to a few kilometres around Delhi. After the death of Aurangzeb in 1707, a war of succession began amongst his three surviving sons, Muazzam - the governor of Kabul, Azam-the governor of [...]
Babur (1526-1530 A.D.): Zahir-ud-din Muhammad Babur after defeating Ibrahim Lodi at Panipat in 1526 founded the Mughal Empire in India. He was a descendent of Timur on his father's side and to Chengiz Khan through his mother. His fifth expedition to India was the Battle of Panipat, the first being the expedition in 1519 when he captured Bhera. He assumed [...]
Read this article to learn about the main cause of the decline of Mughal Empire in India ! On the whole the decline of the Mughal Empire can be attributed to many factors. The process of its decay had begun from the time of Aurangzeb whose misguided policies weakened the stability of the Mughal polity. He was ambitious and wanted [...]
