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Which factor was most responsible for the collapse of the Mughal Empire?

A
Enemy invasion
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Religious unrest
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Economic distress
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Peasant revolts
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E
Succession disputes
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Solution

The correct option is E Succession disputes
The Mughals did not have a law of primogeniture i.e., a law, whereby the first born son would naturally inherit the throne. Hence, every time a king died, there was a war of succession among the contenders to the throne.

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