1. husband not a vassal of the marathas
2. ears can't handle that much weight
3. no looted family wealth through generations to draw from.
4. not getting paid by the british to stay put and not revolution.
5. i don't care for 19th century mughal beauty standards.
2. ears can't handle that much weight
3. no looted family wealth through generations to draw from.
4. not getting paid by the british to stay put and not revolution.
5. i don't care for 19th century mughal beauty standards.
One thing I'm coming to realize is the mughal economy was very palace-based. like they just used the wealth on themselves. didn't start many new institutions of learning, didn't invest in new tech, didn't improve soft power relations with neighboring kingdoms.
didn't work on alleviating poverty in the kingdom either. instead, most of the money just went in constant war and expansionism. which is an issue because destruction of any sort is a net negative for the economy. and what didn't go in war went in expensive things for nobles.
of course you'd have grand royal banquets. of course you'd have expensive tombs covered in marble brought from far away. of course you'd pay your personal musicians a chunk of cash. and of course your wives will be dressed in pearls and other fancy stuff, as will their retinue.
all the kingdom's wealth is just for you to live out your megalomaniacal fantasies. sometimes they involve good architecture and things with taste. but it's still all you, you, you. not your people, not their future, not human resource development.
