THE

DECLINE
OF THE
MUGHAL
EMPIRE
Topic: weak successors of Aurangzeb
LEANING OUTCOME
 Evaluate the causes of the weakness of Aurangzeb successors
from Bahdur shah 1 to M.Shah.

 Topic ; weak successors of Aurangzeb .

LEANING OUTCOME
 Evaluate the causes of the weakness of Aurangzeb successors
from Bahdur shah 1 to M.Shah.

 Topic ; weak successors of Aurangzeb .

 BAHADUR SHAH
 Bahadur Shah made various attempts to dethrone his father, Aurangzeb. Each time
Bahadur Shah used to fail and was punished and kept under supervision.

 Shah Alam took the title of Bahadur Shah .

 During his five year rule he tried to pacify Marathas and Rajput’s .
 He became the emperor at the age of 65.
 Bahadur Shah had signed peace treaties with Ajit Singh of Jodhpur and Man Singh of
Amber. Bahadur Shah's reign had series of controversies with the Sikhs and the
Rajputs. Bahadur Shah went through a series of suppression by the Sikhs, Rajputs and
Mughal viziers and was helped by Ajit Singh and Man Singh.
 His reign was mix of both, rejoice and controversy.
 He was dignified ,learned mild tempered and generous monarch,
FARRUKHSIYAR THE GRANDSON OF SHAH
ALAM
 The sayyid brothers managed to control of the empire and put the
Farrukhsiyar ,the son of azim-us-shah and a nephew of Jahandr .hrone .
Who were Sayyid brothers ?
 Sayyid brothers referred to Syed Abdullah Khan and Syed Hassan Ali Khan,
who were powerful Mughal Army generals during the early 18th century.
 The sayyid brothers were the kingmakes and Farrukisyar was the puppiet
in their hands .he was a weak person.
 As a result of poor government and lack of good advice, the economy
almost collapsed .
 The most serious problem were the rising power of Sikhs .
 The jats plunder and raids areas around Agra.
 Sayyaid brothers joined hand with Maratha and impresioned
Farrukhsiyar .
MUHAMMAD SHAH GRANDSON OF
BAHADUR SHAH
 Muhammad ruled 29 years .
 He was weak ,inexperienced and fun-loving king.
 M shah reign saw the further breakup oh empire when
provincial governor become rulers in their own rights.
 The Marathas occupied Malwa,Gujrat and Orissa.
 M .Shah reign was also witness to the humiliating defeat and
plunder of Delhi by Nadir Shah of Persia .
QUESTION :

 Evaluate the causes of the weakness of Aurangzeb successors

from Bahdur shah 1 to M.Shah .

 Aurangzeb successors were one of the most important
reasons for the decline of Mughal empire explain your answer
with references.