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A comment on The Bibighar Massacre: The Darkest Days of the Indian Rebellion of 1857. Parent comment

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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