Answer:
C. Mughal leaders began to surrender control of their economy to European powers.
Step-by-step explanation:
During the 17th and 18th century, the Mughal Empire had begun to surrender control of their economy to European powers. The Mughal Emperors began to give European companies the rights to trade duty free in return for a small annual fee to the Mughal court. The English East India Company, in particular, dominated the more economically productive area: Bengal. By the mid 1700s Europeans acquired new weapons that were much more powerful than those of the Mughal empire, providing them with a significant military advantage.