The structure of the Mughal Empire consisted of ______________.

A. a centralized bureaucracy run by professionally trained staff who were recruited through a system of examinations and promoted on merit
B. a military state in which the army controlled all elements of government and provincial administration
C. a theocratic government that was controlled by the Muslim clergy and discriminated against the Hindu population
D. a heartland in northern India with outlying kingdoms and principalities linked to the court through marriage and tribute and manpower obligations

The structure of the Mughal Empire consisted of a heartland in northern India with outlying kingdoms and principalities linked to the court through marriage and tribute and manpower obligations.

Through improved overland and coastal commercial networks, the Mughal Empire played a significant role in uniting nearly the whole Indian subcontinent under one rule. Additionally, it was renowned for its contributions to culture and architectural achievements.

What is Mughal empire?

Between the 16th and 19th centuries, the early-modern Mughal Empire ruled over a large portion of the Indian subcontinent. The empire spanned roughly two centuries, from Kashmir in the north to the highlands of modern-day Assam and Bangladesh in the east, and from the western edge of the Indus river basin to the uplands of the Deccan plateau in the south.

According to conventional wisdom, Babur, a warrior chieftain from what is now Uzbekistan, established the Mughal empire in 1526 after using assistance from the Safavid and Ottoman sultanates to defeat Ibrahim Lodhi, the sultan of Delhi, in the First Battle of Panipat and conquer the Upper Indian plains. However, the Mughal imperial building has occasionally been assigned a date of 1600, under the reign of Akbar, Babur's grandson. This imperial organisation persisted until 1720, just a few years after the passing of Aurangzeb, the final great emperor, under whose rule the empire expanded to its greatest extent.

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Hence option D is correct answer

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