4 sources healthy · latest episode 9 Nov 2026
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The Mughal Empire would have peaked and disintegrated even if Europeans had not intervened.

Unresolved speaker · Si Sheppard – How did a few hundred Spanish soldiers topple two empires? · 1 Oct 2026

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“So even without the Europeans,”
“I think the Mughal empire would have peaked and it would have disintegrated.”
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