iran indian subcontinent mughal empire ruled india early th century emperor shah jahan son aurangzeb 's islamic sharia reigns empire reached architectural economic zenith became world 's largest economy worth world gdp signaled proto industrialization ref name voss ref following major events nader shah 's invasion mughal empire battle plassey battle buxar long anglo mysore wars south asia colonised governed british empire thus establishing british raj classic period ended
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