User blog:GunsnadGlory/The Mughals Stay

Ok, I know no one on this wiki would even DREAM of stealing this but really, don't. I am pratically an expert (I don't have a degree as I am only a high schooler) on the Mughals.

Well, I've read like thirty books on them, anyway. I know the battle patterns for the War of Sucesscion following Shah Jahan (who wasn't dead when Aurangzeb took the throne).

It is generally agreed that there were 2 problems with the Mughals. First off, they could not administrate if their lives depended on it, because the Empire was too big, too unwieldy... too corrupt. The Emperor could not trust anyone, especially his sons.

The second was Aurangzeb, the last of the Great Mughals, the man who screwed the 4th largest empire on Earth. In the first 26 years of Aurangzeb's reign, the Mughal empire was at its zenith. 20 years after his death, it had all but collapsed. Aurangzeb was constantly expanding, and at the same time passing harsh draconian laws that endeared him to a small percent of the population... and made the rest actively dislike him. His anti Hindu policies lost him Rajput support and gave the Marathas the standing they needed to fight the Mughals. His anti Shiah policies nearly caused a Persian invasion (the Persians did eventually invade, in the distant future).

But what if Aurangzeb lost the battle at Samogarrh, and thus never became Emperor? THis solves both problems. Dara Shukoh, his elder brother and heir to the throne, and his enemy at Samogarrh, was an amazing admisistrator, diplomat, and also a decent general.

Under him, could the Mughals have lasted longer?

Yes, I realize it is an awful title.

So basically, I can't do this alone. Anyone want to help? (*PLEASE*)Vir prudens non contraventum mingit (talk) 14:45, July 5, 2012 (UTC)