why Mughal Empire declined after Aurangzeb (7)

• 3rd paragraph: Invasions by the Persians, Afghans and Europeans further accelerated the process of decline. Nadir Shah Durrani sacked many cities in 1739 and Ahmed Shah Abdali repeatedly attacked India from 1748 onwards. Gradually fighting wars became expensive and the military was stretched and suffered from inefficiency and skills.
• 3rd paragraph: Invasions by the Persians, Afghans and Europeans further accelerated the process of decline. Nadir Shah Durrani sacked many cities in 1739 and Ahmed Shah Abdali repeatedly attacked India from 1748 onwards. Gradually fighting wars became expensive and the military was stretched and suffered from inefficiency and skills.
• 3rd paragraph: Invasions by the Persians, Afghans and Europeans further accelerated the process of decline. Nadir Shah Durrani sacked many cities in 1739 and Ahmed Shah Abdali repeatedly attacked India from 1748 onwards. Gradually fighting wars became expensive and the military was stretched and suffered from inefficiency and skills.
• 3rd paragraph continued: It became hard to defend a vast empire with orthodox and outdated weapons and fighting tactics. The British who had been developing their army fully exploited these weaknesses of a very rich Mughal Empire that they overran with their advanced weapons, warfare and clever strategies.
• 3rd paragraph continued: It became hard to defend a vast empire with orthodox and outdated weapons and fighting tactics. The British who had been developing their army fully exploited these weaknesses of a very rich Mughal Empire that they overran with their advanced weapons, warfare and clever strategies.