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Oh the Maurya dynasty is exactly one part of the rich history I mentioned, that is non Imperial. Edit: Imperialism means to extend over "foreign nations". Maur

Oh the Maurya dynasty is exactly one part of the rich history I mentioned, that is non Imperial. Edit: Imperialism means to extend over "foreign nations". Mauryan empire is not foreign, it is as Indian as it can get.

davidgay 7y ago
The comment you responded to used "imperial", which is the adjective derived from empire. There's no other adjective for empire, and there's really no reason to assume that use refers to modern meanings of imperialism (which is itself the noun derived from imperial...), meanings which are themselves derived from specific behaviours of recent empires.
ithinkso 7y ago
Imperialism does but not the adjective 'imperial' which simply implies relation to an empire. Imperial Japan has nothing to do with the British and yet it is 'imperial'.
- brainless 7y ago
  Yes you are right about the phrase "Imperial Japan" not having any relation to the British. But "Imperial India" does. Any reader searching this phrase online or looking up any common reference will find the British relation. Unfortunate, but that is how it is. As an Indian, I have always known that. That is why the phrase jumped at me. Is it too much to expect an author writing such a detailed article from this region to know that?
  - ithinkso 7y ago
    I understand what you are saying but you've asserted as truth that the author said what you said and in a pretty accusatory tone. If you use 'Imperial India' as standalone phrase it does refer to the British rule because it is the most recent and that's what most assume you mean. But when talking about Buddha it is quite a leap to think the author would use such a pointless timeframe so the context alone is enough. Even a paragraph later the emperor Asoka is mentioned explicitly
danans 7y ago
> Imperialism means to extend over "foreign nations" The Mauryans built their empire by extending over the politically and linguistically disparate nations comprising South Asia.
empath75 7y ago
“Imperial” is an adjective referring to empires. You literally just said Mauryan _empire_.
CPLX 7y ago
Worth noting that the line between what’s you a what’s foreign is quite often just a line demarcating the edge of the prior empire.

davidgay 7y ago

The comment you responded to used "imperial", which is the adjective derived from empire. There's no other adjective for empire, and there's really no reason to assume that use refers to modern meanings of imperialism (which is itself the noun derived from imperial...), meanings which are themselves derived from specific behaviours of recent empires.

ithinkso 7y ago

Imperialism does but not the adjective 'imperial' which simply implies relation to an empire. Imperial Japan has nothing to do with the British and yet it is 'imperial'.

brainless 7y ago
Yes you are right about the phrase "Imperial Japan" not having any relation to the British. But "Imperial India" does. Any reader searching this phrase online or looking up any common reference will find the British relation. Unfortunate, but that is how it is. As an Indian, I have always known that. That is why the phrase jumped at me. Is it too much to expect an author writing such a detailed article from this region to know that?
- ithinkso 7y ago
  I understand what you are saying but you've asserted as truth that the author said what you said and in a pretty accusatory tone. If you use 'Imperial India' as standalone phrase it does refer to the British rule because it is the most recent and that's what most assume you mean. But when talking about Buddha it is quite a leap to think the author would use such a pointless timeframe so the context alone is enough. Even a paragraph later the emperor Asoka is mentioned explicitly

danans 7y ago

> Imperialism means to extend over "foreign nations" The Mauryans built their empire by extending over the politically and linguistically disparate nations comprising South Asia.

empath75 7y ago

“Imperial” is an adjective referring to empires. You literally just said Mauryan _empire_.

CPLX 7y ago

Worth noting that the line between what’s you a what’s foreign is quite often just a line demarcating the edge of the prior empire.