Which of the following was not one of the common failures of the Marathas and the Mughals both?

The Marathas and Mughals shared several structural weaknesses. Both empires relied on a decadent social order where Maratha chiefs mirrored later Mughal nobles, forming loose unions that lacked discipline and tended toward autonomy when central authority weakened [1]. Economically, both failed to develop a new economy or encourage science and technology, remaining stagnant in their social and productive structures [1][t2]. Their revenue systems were also similar; both raised revenues from a helpless peasantry through systems like the saraniami (similar to Mughal jagirs) and revenue farming, which led to peasant exploitation [1][t4][t6]. However, the statement that they both failed to give sound administration is considered the 'not common' failure in this specific historical context. While the Mughals suffered from administrative decay in their decline [t5], the Marathas, particularly under Shivaji, were noted for establishing a highly efficient and sound administrative system, which only later decentralized into a loose confederacy [c4].

Sources

1. [1] Modern India ,Bipin Chandra, History class XII (NCERT 1982 ed.)[Old NCERT] > Chapter 2: Indian States and Society in the 18th Century > MODERN INDIA > p. 35