▁De cc an ▁had ▁left ▁those ▁arist ocr ats ▁who ▁received ▁no ▁conf isc ated ▁land ▁as ▁reward ▁and ▁for ▁whom ▁the ▁con quest ▁of ▁the ▁De cc an ▁had ▁cost ▁dear ly , ▁feeling ▁strongly ▁dis gr unt led ▁and ▁unw illing ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁further ▁campaign s . ▁Aur ang z eb ' s ▁son , ▁Shah ▁Al am , ▁repe aled ▁the ▁religious ▁policies ▁of ▁his ▁father , ▁and ▁attempted ▁to ▁reform ▁the ▁administration . ▁" However , ▁after ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 7 1 2 , ▁the ▁M ug hal ▁dynast y ▁s ank ▁into ▁cha os ▁and ▁violent ▁fe ud s . ▁In ▁the ▁year ▁ 1 7 1 9 ▁alone , ▁four ▁em per ors ▁success ively ▁asc ended ▁the ▁throne ". ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁reign ▁of ▁Muhammad ▁Shah , ▁the ▁emp ire ▁began ▁to ▁break ▁up , ▁and ▁vast ▁tract s ▁of ▁central ▁India ▁passed ▁from ▁M ug hal ▁to ▁Mar ath a ▁hands . ▁M ug hal ▁war fare ▁had ▁always ▁been ▁based ▁upon ▁heavy ▁art illery ▁for ▁sie ges , ▁heavy ▁caval ry ▁for ▁off ensive ▁operations ▁and ▁light ▁caval ry ▁for ▁sk irm ishing ▁and ▁ra ids . ▁To ▁control ▁a ▁region , ▁the ▁M ugh als ▁had ▁always ▁sought ▁to ▁occup y ▁a ▁strateg ic ▁for tr ess ▁in ▁some ▁region , ▁which ▁would ▁serve ▁as ▁a ▁nod al ▁point ▁from ▁which ▁the ▁M ug hal ▁army ▁would ▁emer ge ▁to ▁take ▁on ▁any ▁enemy ▁that ▁challeng ed ▁the ▁emp