Key term for OCR GCSE History B, used in Aurangzeb 1658–1707.
A situation where an empire expands beyond its financial, military, and administrative capacity to maintain control.
Imperial overstretch appears in OCR GCSE History B revision content for The Mughal Empire (1526–1707), especially Aurangzeb 1658–1707 and Campaigns.
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