Question

Identifying Central Issues More than 100 years after Akbar’s death, the Mughal Empire began to fall apart. What were two of the reasons that caused this to happen?

Answer 1

The answer is Answers may vary. Students should give two of the following: The empire fell apart because rulers began to spend too much money on expensive building projects, such as the Taj Mahal. Rulers spent too much money on expensive wars. One ruler tried to force Hindus to covert to Islam, which caused the Hindus to rebel. Fighting the rebels took even more money.