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“Why did the Mughal Empire decline?”
After Aurangzeb's death in 1707, the absence of a fixed rule of succession caused frequent wars. These wars fragmented central authority, empowered regional nobles, and politically destabilized the Mughal Empire, weakening its control over vast territories.
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The succession crisis fractured the empire, creating competing claimants and factional rivalries that undermined governance and military cohesion. This power vacuum allowed the Marathas and Sikhs to assert independence, while corrupt nobles manipulated imperial authority.
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