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(a) Trade and commerce in the Mughal Empire brought about the integration of the Indian subcontinent into a single market. Comment. (15 marks)

(b) Aurangzeb's Deccan policy was a major factor in Mughal decline. Discuss. (15 marks)

(c) The Vaishnava Bhakti tradition of the fifteenth century contributed to the flourishing of provincial literature. Discuss with appropriate examples. (20 marks)