Aurangzeb
Aurangzeb
Aurangzeb
Empire. Ofcourse, the Mughal emperors reigned till 1857 but only in name. The
successors of Aurangzeb,
called the Later Mughals, lost hold over the Empire and independent kingdoms grew
up in every
part of India. Most of the Later Mughal emperors remained puppets in the hands of
their powerful nobles or
pensioners of the Marathas and, later on, of the British. The last Mughal ruler,
Bahadur Shah II, was deposed by the British after the revolt of 1857 and
deported to Rangoon to die there as a prisoner.
The death of Aurangzeb in 1707 marked the beginning of the end of the Mughal
Empire. Ofcourse, the Mughal emperors reigned till 1857 but only in name. The
successors of Aurangzeb,
called the Later Mughals, lost hold over the Empire and independent kingdoms grew
up in every
part of India. Most of the Later Mughal emperors remained puppets in the hands of
their powerful nobles or
pensioners of the Marathas and, later on, of the British. The last Mughal ruler,
Bahadur Shah II, was deposed by the British after the revolt of 1857 and
deported to Rangoon to die there as a prisoner
The death of Aurangzeb in 1707 marked the beginning of the end of the Mughal
Empire. Ofcourse, the Mughal emperors reigned till 1857 but only in name. The
successors of Aurangzeb,
called the Later Mughals, lost hold over the Empire and independent kingdoms grew
up in every
part of India. Most of the Later Mughal emperors remained puppets in the hands of
their powerful nobles or
pensioners of the Marathas and, later on, of the British. The last Mughal ruler,
Bahadur Shah II, was deposed by the British after the revolt of 1857 and
deported to Rangoon to die there as a prisoner
The death of Aurangzeb in 1707 marked the beginning of the end of the Mughal
Empire. Ofcourse, the Mughal emperors reigned till 1857 but only in name. The
successors of Aurangzeb,
called the Later Mughals, lost hold over the Empire and independent kingdoms grew
up in every
part of India. Most of the Later Mughal emperors remained puppets in the hands of
their powerful nobles or
pensioners of the Marathas and, later on, of the British. The last Mughal ruler,
Bahadur Shah II, was deposed by the British after the revolt of 1857 and
deported to Rangoon to die there as a prisoner