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Please 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 prob
by tacomonstrous 9y ago
Please 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...