Downfall of the Mughal Empire

Downfall of the Mughal Empire

India under the Mughals

• During the greater part of the Mughal period, India has an active and considerable foreign trade with different countries of Asia and Europe. Traders from all the world over visited her shores for trade in her manufactures.

• Amongst the main exports were silk. cotton, spices

Multiple Choice

Akbar, a great Mughal Emperor was known for his

• tolerant religious policy

• good administration

• economic Reforms

• All of these

Multiple Choice

The literal meaning of Sulh-i kul is

• universal peace

• inheritance

• religion

Deccan Ulcer

• Aurangzeb never fully defeated the Marathas over the course of a twenty-seven-year war.

• The prolonged war emptied the treasury

• The administration went out of gear because of his absence from Delhi

Rise of Regional Powers

• Aurangzeb had a succession of weak successors. 

• It became increasingly difficult for the later Mughal emperors to keep a check on their powerful mansabdars. 

• Mughal Empire gradually fragmented into a number of independent, regional states.

Nadir Shah's Invasion 1739

• The city of Delhi was sacked - 30,000 killed

• The treassury was looted

• Peacock Throne was among the loot

• Nadir Shah had announced a tax exemption in Persia for three years

Multiple Choice

The famous peacock throne was taken away from India in 18th century, during invasion of Delhi by

• Ahmad Shah Abdali

• Nadir Shah

• Nizam-ul-Mulk

• Saadat Khan

Multiple Choice

Which of the following were causes of downfall of Mughal Empire?

1) Narrow religious policies of Aurangzeb 2) Alliance with Rajpoots

3) Rise of Marathas 4) Infighting among nobles

• 1, 2 and 3 only

• 1, 3 and 4 only

• 2 and 3 only

• 1, 2, 3 and 4

East India Company

• 1615, Thomas Roe, the Ambassador to James I, got an imperial farman from Jahangir to trade and establish factories all across the Mughal empire.

• Slowly from a Trading Company became the Sovereign of India.

Open Ended

Do you know any such private companies which have great influence on people's lives in today's world? Explain what kind of influence they have?

Open Ended

We have learned about the rise and fall of many civilizations and empires. What lessons we can learn from them?

Open Ended

1. One thing I enjoyed about today's lesson

2. One question that I have