Original: Decline and collapse : 1800 -- 1924 The Mughal Empire declined in 1707 after the death of Aurangzeb and was officially abolished by the British after the Indian Rebellion of 1857 .
Simplified: Decline and collapse : 1800-1924 The Mughal Empire declined in 1707 after the death of Aurangzeb and was officially abolished by the British after the Indian Rebellion of 1857 .