The Indian subcontinent was very wealthy on the whole, and also extremely unequal, there are innumerable testaments to that. See: Taj Mahal etc. Very poor on a

The Indian subcontinent was very wealthy on the whole, and also extremely unequal, there are innumerable testaments to that. See: Taj Mahal etc. Very poor on a 'per-capita' basis but with unlimited labour. That said, slave labour doesn't necessarily advance technology.