It was the second-largest empire to have existed in the Indian subcontinent, spanning approximately four million square kilometers at its zenith, second only to the Maurya Empire. The maximum expansion was reached during the reign of Aurangzeb, who ruled over more than 150 million subjects, nearly one-quarter of the world's population at the time. The Mughal Empire also ushered in a period of proto-industrialization.
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