Question

Discuss the factors which led to a shortage in the numbers of jagirs during Aurangzeb’s reign.

Answer 1

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The fall of Mughal empire had begun from the time of Aurangzeb . He was ambitious but never cared for his subjects . He also lost the loyalty of Marathas , Jats and Rajputs due to his attitude . The crisis of the Jagirdari system occured because there was more number of Jagirdars but very few jagirs . The nobles rose to power and started fighting for more jagirs and higher offices . Thus number of jagirs became limited during the period .

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