The policy of religious tolerance and friendship with the Rajputs was continued by Shah Jahan.Behind the glamour and the glitter of Shah Jahan’* reign, however, lurked some disturbing shadows.
Shah Jahan’* military expeditions to Central Asia and Kandahar and the extravagant building projects drained the royal treasury.
To improve the country’* financial resources, heavier taxes were imposed on the peasantry.
According to Bernier, the French traveller, many villages were mined and left desolate. This setback to agriculture became a major cause of the decline of the Mughal empire.
The ** of military campaigns during this ***** was an indication of the decline of the military might of the Mughals.
The administrative machinery had grown in size but ** had crept in.
