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Re:The Bibighar Massacre: The Darkest Days of the Indian Reb... by tacomonstrous on Monday June 05, 2017 @11:22PM (#14494493)
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.

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Re:The Bibighar Massacre: The Darkest Days of the Indian Reb... by winter_blue on Monday June 05, 2017 @11:40PM (#14494575)
Well, take a look at the map here: 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.

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Re:The Bibighar Massacre: The Darkest Days of the Indian Reb... by winter_blue on Tuesday June 06, 2017 @03:16AM (#14495369)
Also, see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_empires_in_Ind...
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Re:The Bibighar Massacre: The Darkest Days of the Indian Reb... by douche on Monday June 05, 2017 @11:29PM (#14494534)
The Mongols captured all of modern China, but couldn't master all of the indian subcontinent. Until the EIC, nobody else came closer.
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Re:The Bibighar Massacre: The Darkest Days of the Indian Reb... by shivaodin on Tuesday June 06, 2017 @02:10AM (#14495142)
Um, 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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