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I am not sure how you separate these two instances. What is considered as China now has been together in history in one or two instances whereas India as a whol
by viyyer 9y ago
I am not sure how you separate these two instances. What is considered as China now has been together in history in one or two instances whereas India as a whole has had 5-10 instances where there have being reigns having the whole of India together . Update your knowledge of history before commenting .
- tacomonstrous 9y agoPlease give me one period in Indian history where the full subcontinent was ruled by the same power. Edit: For what it's worth, the contrast with China is probably flawed. I know very little about Chinese history, but I stand by the rest.
- douche 9y agoThe Mongols captured all of modern China, but couldn't master all of the indian subcontinent. Until the EIC, nobody else came closer.
- shivaodin 9y agoUm, wrong. Mauryan Empire was bigger than present-day India. Even Mughal Empire under Akbar was bigger. So, no. Also, the forms of control of British were different than those of previous empires.
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- winter_blue 9y agoWell, take a look at the map here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurya_Empire https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurya_Empire It's larger in total area under one power (at circa 5 million sq. km vs. 3 million sq km. today), but it doesn't cover some of the southern-most and eastern-most parts.
- winter_blue 9y agoAlso, see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_empires_in_India https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_empires_in_Ind...