History Encylopedia

            In this part of the encyclopedia Im reading about the Decline of the Mogul empire After Akbars death in 1605 his son Jahangir ruled after him his wife Nur Jahan actuly ruled since Jahangir was more interested poetry and art. After their deaths thir son Shah Jahan ruled he extended the Deccan in central india.Shah jahan also loved art and built many buildings like the Taj Mahal. When Shah jahan became very sick  his 4 sons fougth for control. Arungzeb the 3rd son imprisonned his father, killed his brothers,and became emperor. Arungzeb expanded the empire it its greatest extent almost the entire Indian  subcontinent.Arangzeb percecuted the majority of the population because they were Hindu. Arungzeb died in 1707 after his death the Hindu's rebelled aganst the next rulers.The  Mogul  Empire lasted another 200 years but was falling apart very fast.