History B Schools History Project GCSE
Imperial overstretch
What Imperial overstretch means in History B Schools History Project GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Imperial overstretch
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Reference: OCR
The army was demoralised and overstretched, and the empire was too large to govern effectively with its depleted resources.
Topics that use Imperial overstretch
- Period Study: The Mughal Empire, 1526–1707 (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- Architecture and culture
- Artistic development
- Conquest and expansion
- Consolidation of power
- Court factionalism and rebellion
- Cultural exchange
- Cultural synthesis
- Culture and court life
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