It was the death of Aurangzeb in 1707 that changed everything for the Company. The Emperor, unloved by his father, grew up into a bitter and bigoted Islamic puritan, as intolerant as he was grimly dogmatic. He was a ruthlessly talented general and a brilliantly calculating strategist, but entirely lacked the winning charm of his predecessors. His rule became increasingly harsh, repressive and unpopular as he grew older. He made a clean break with the liberal and inclusive policies towards the Hindu majority of his subjects pioneered by his great-grandfather Akbar, and instead allowed the ulama
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Looks like the universal flow of things from zenith to bottom to zenith is working here
Aurangzeb, used to seeing things workibg all tge time forgot how thin the facade actually is. That even the slightest disruption is likely to lead to chaos. And thats exacty what he ended up doing.
The Windsors ikn England have clearly learnt this and rightfully try not to disturb the balance
