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by blacksmith_tb 1900 days ago
Presumably the gloriousness of any emperor, from any empire we care to name, was bought with the blood of masses of peasants and weaker neighbors? Looking over the list[1] I don't see anything surprising.

1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shah_Jahan#Reign_(1628%E2%80%9...