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About The Book : In this book of four volumes together comprise a detailed study of the causes and the result of the events between 1739– 1803, that is between the death of Aurangzib and the conquest of Delhi. The successors of Aurangzib were weak and were not able to hold the administration effectively. Most of them were puppets in the hands of powerful nobles. The war of succession that plagued Delhi from c 1707-1719 CE gradually weekend the empire. About The Author : Sir Jadunath Sarkar CIE FRAS (1870 –1958) was a prominent Indian historian and a specialist on the Mughal dynasty. He graduated in English from Presidency College, Calcutta. In 1892, he topped the Master of Arts examination, in English at Calcutta University and in 1897, he received the Premchand-Roychand Scholarship. Sarkar's works faded out of public memory, with the increasing advent of Marxist and postcolonial schools of historiography. Academically, Jos J. L. Gommans compares Sarkar's work with those of the Aligarh historians, noting that while the historians from the Aligarh worked mainly on the mansabdari system and gunpowder technology in the Mughal Empire, Judunath Sarkar was best remembered for his historical works, including: A History of Jaipur, Military History of India, A History of Aurangzib (in 5 volumes), Studies in Mughal India, and Mughal Administration. The Title 'Fall of the Mughal Empire (1739-1754) written/authored/edited by Sir Jadunath Sarkar', published in the year 2022. The ISBN 9788121267274 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 566 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is History. Size of the book is 14.34 x 22.59 cms Vol:- 1st