What was the immediate result of the gradual erosion of Mughal power in the eighteenth century?

What was the immediate result of the gradual erosion of Mughal power i

1.	What was the immediate result of the gradual erosion of Mughal power in the eighteenth century?
Answer» Solution :(i) The gradual EROSION of Mughal power led to the DEMISE of TOWNS associated with their rule. (ii) The Mughal capitals, DELHI and Agra, lost their political authority.