At it’s height, the Mughal Empire had control of over more than four million square kilometres of land that spanned all of Modern India and stretched all the way into what is now known as Afghanistan. Under the rule of emperors such as Akbar Shah Jahan, it truly was a flourishing kingdom full of prosperity and happiness. But just as the Greeks and Romans before them, even the Mughals, one of the most affluent empires in Indian history, had to see their empire come to an end. The decline of the Mughals can be attributed to a number of reasons, including having an extremely rebellious population, being thoroughly over extended, and the fact that Western powers were colonising from the South all accredited to the fall of the Mughal Empire. All these along with several other reasons led up to the Mughal Empire being very unstable, which further led to it’s decline as an Empire. To begin with, after the death of Aurangzeb, the Mughal population was tremendously rebellious, leaving the government with a tough job. Previously, Akbar had banned the much-hated Jizya tax that was enforced on all non-Muslims through the country. However, Aurangzeb was very fundamentalist about his Islamic beliefs and reinstated this tax to outrage from the public. Secondly, because of differences in beliefs from the ruling powers, smaller kingdoms were breaking away leaving the Mughal rulers with battles to fight against these new colonies. For example, Nizam broke away from the Mughals and set up Hyderabad, and Shu Ja did the same thing with Oudh. This shows a lack of control on the governments part that would surely unsettle the public. The most famous of all rebellions was Nadir Shah’s raid on Delhi in which he stole a lot of famous Mughal art including the solid gold Peacock Throne. Overall, due to all these points, the Mughal Empire was faced with an extremely rebellious population making it an exceptionally tough place to govern. Next, Aurangzeb left the Mughals with a far greater...