When was the mughal empire at its geograhical peak?

The empire at its peak was the second largest to have existed in the Indian subcontinent, spanning 4 million square kilometres at its zenith after the Maurya Empire which spanned 5 million square kilometres. 

in the 17th and 18th centuries.

Urban growth invariably feeds increased commercialization and industrialization. it requires continually expanding land areas. when urbanization rates are high, and countries do not have the institutional and managerial capacities or economic wherewithal to manage such rapid growths, they exert intense pressure on the types and nature of the resulting settlements. they contribute to the development of overcrowded slums and shanty towns without adequate essential services and necessary infrastructure.-by asit k. biswas and cecilia tortajada