Question

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

• A. Enemy invasion
• B. Religious unrest
• C. Economic distress
• D. Peasant revolts
• E. Succession disputes

Answer 1

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.