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प्रश्न
Answer the following question briefly.
To what extent was the following factor responsible for the eventual collapse of the Mughal empire?
Economic bankruptcy
उत्तर
Economic bankruptcy:
A major cause of the disintegration of the Mughal empire was its economic bankruptcy. The enormous sums of money spent by Shah Jahan on magnificent monuments like the Taj Mahal had drained the royal treasury. Aurangzeb’s Deccan campaign was a financial disaster that ruined the empire and made its collapse inevitable.
संबंधित प्रश्न
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 invasions of Ahmad Shah Abdali, the ruler of _______ shattered the power and prestige of the Mughal empire.
Choose the correct answer:
The British ruled over India for______.
Answer the following question in one or two words/ sentences:
Name the first and the last emperors in the line of the Later Mughals.
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.
Several factors were responsible for the decline of the Mughal empire. In this context answer the following question:
How did court politics undermine the authority and prestige of the Mughal empire?
Answer the following question briefly.
With reference to the decline and disintegration of the Mughal empire discuss the following:
The weaknesses of the Mughal army
This is a portrait of the last of the Later Mughals.
Identify the Mughal emperor represented in this picture.
This is a portrait of the last of the Later Mughals.
Mention any four reasons for the decline of the Mughal empire Explain any two reasons.
Fill in the blanks
_____________ founded the Asaf Jahi dynasty in _____________.
