With the gradual weakening and decline of the Mughal Empire, local and regional political and economic forces began to arise and assert themselves and politics began to undergo major changes from the late seventeenth century onwards. During the eighteenth century, on the debris of the Mughal Empire and its political system, rose a large number of independent and semi-independent powers [...]
The Mughal Empire had started disintegrating in the life time of Aurangzeb himself. Aurangzeb attempted to make India Darul Islam, that is, a place for the people believing in the Islamic faith. His policy gave a severe jolt to the policy of Akbar to build India as Sulah-i-Kul, that is, a place of religious toleration. It was that policy which [...]
This article throws light on the six successors of Aurangzeb: They are. 1. Bahadur Shah 2. Jahandar Shah 3. Farrukhsiyar 4. Rafi-ud-Darajat, Rafi-ud-Daulah 5. Muhammad Shah 6. Ahmad Shah, Aziz-ud-din, Alamgir II, Shah A lam, Akbar II, Bahadur Shah TI. 1. Bahadur Shah (1707-12): Both Muazzem and Azam hurried towards Agra on hearing the news of their father's death; Muazzem [...]