Causes And Decline Of Mughal Empire

Register to read the introduction… There was less and less money coming in to sustain a standard living which was due to the taxes imposed upon the people. Another situation that severely impacted the empire was the influx of mansabdars from the Deccan. The Mughal were trying to have the Marathas join their side but they were becoming more powerful on their own which was Mughal empire was beginning to be become inefficient slowly. However it was ironic to see that a warrior community impose and be held at such high pose to the powerful Mughal Empire but they were able to thrive due to their intimate ties to the territory within which they fought. Even though they were not a successful they continued to dominate until the 1818 when they meet their match by the conquest of the …show more content…
The middle of the 18th century marked a time of destruction and change for India because it was the war of independence and it was the British who controlled a large part of India and Bengal and many other nearby provinces. The British wanted to divide the states per say especially in terms of the ones that were making progress versus the ones that were not which is why the taxation system was introduced but they did not think of how it would affect the lower class people who were barely making ends meet. Nevertheless the rebellion did create the decline of the Mughal Empire which also led to the decline of the East India Company; therefore administrative power and the power of the financial systems were to be returned to the Indians. Although many rulers were given the opportunity to rule the India subcontinent they were able to mold it to the point in which India is able to call itself an independent country