> The Mughals ruled themselves > So the Mughals might’ve been effective but the big difference is they weren’t being exploited as an imperial subject. The Mug

> The Mughals ruled themselves > So the Mughals might’ve been effective but the big difference is they weren’t being exploited as an imperial subject. The Mughals were the imperium, ruling over their subjects. They came in to the subcontinent as outsiders, just like the British.