The mughal empire was replaced by the
-british
-gupta
-mauryan
-dutch

The correct answer is A) British.

The Mughal Empire was replaced by the British.

One of the most important empires in India was the Mughal Empire. It ruled India for 200 years, and extend from Kashmir to Afghanistan, to Bangladesh and the Indus Basin. Historians locate the beginning of the Empire with Babur as a ruler, a Mongol descendant that established his rule in 1526. It was until 1757, that the British took control of the Mughal Empire through the British East India Company.

monarchy doesn’t have to have the hereditary element. there have been elective monarchies in the past where you choose your king-for-life and when he dies elect someone else for the job.