Successors of Akbar — Question 8

Three reasons for the weakening of the Mughal empire were:

1. Aurangzeb gave up Akbar's policies of diplomacy and religious tolerance. He reimposed jizya and the pilgrim tax on the non-muslims and removed them from high posts under the state.
2. Aurangzeb's policy of continuous war in the Deccan further weakened the empire.
3. The successors of Aurangzeb were incapable of maintaining the integrity of such a vast empire.