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    Why did Rana Sanga and Krishnadevaraya show mercy to Turkic rulers?

    In the early 16th century Rana Sanga of the Mewar Dynasty and Krishnadevaraya of the Vijayanagar Empire were the most powerful rulers of whole India before the arrival of Babur. Rana Sanga defeated the Sultans of Malwa, Gujarat and even the Sultan of Delhi Lodhi but instead of annexing these...
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    The Greatest Buddhist and Hindu Dynasties in Indian history?

    There were several great Buddhist, Hindu and Jain Dynasties during ancient and medieval period. But which Dynasty was the greatest in terms of cultural achievements, military success or legacy.
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    Why is the southern part of South Asia more developed than the northern part of South Asia

    Its doubtful that SL would have stood a chance against the barbaric Turks or even the Arabs. The Portuguese never had huge armies and thats why the Lankans were able to protect their island against the Portuguese. But the Turks and the Arabs had much bigger armies than the Portuguese. And...
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    Afzal khan and treachery of Shivaji

    Pakistanis are well known for being liars.
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    Afzal khan and treachery of Shivaji

    Its funny that Pakistanis and Afghans don't even have their own writing system and still use the Arab writing system of their former masters. On the other hand the Indians still use their own writing systems.
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    Afzal khan and treachery of Shivaji

    The Marathas still celebrate the heroic acts of Shivaji Maharaj and the killing of Afzal Khan.
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    Why is the southern part of South Asia more developed than the northern part of South Asia

    Loot at the condition of Afghanistan. Afghanistan is a failed state. And one of the main reasons is the fact that Afghanistan was ruled by Turkic rulers for several centuries. You should be grateful to the Emperors of the Vijayanagara Empire and Maratha Empire like Krishna Devaraya, Shivaji...
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    Ancient Indians Practiced Plastic Surgery

    The ancient Indian text of Sushruta mentions the use of opium, wine and Indian hemp. The medieval Indian text Bhoj Prabandh states that the Indian king Raja Bhoj of Malva who ruled in the 11th century underwent a cranial operation under the anesthetic influence of a plant.
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    Ancient Indians Practiced Plastic Surgery

    The 2 most important texts on surgery were the Sushruta Samhita and the Caraka Samhita.
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    Abdali : a hero or villian for Pakistani punjabis?

    You mean the victory of Muhammad Ghori over Prithviraj Chauhan. But the same Muhammad Ghori was defeated by the Indian queen Naikidevi of Gujarat and Ghori never dared to attack Gujarat again.
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    Why is the southern part of South Asia more developed than the northern part of South Asia

    The unit Light year is used to measure a distance and not time.:lol:
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    Abdali : a hero or villian for Pakistani punjabis?

    India is doing better than Afghanistan or Pakistan. So don't worry about us.
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    Abdali : a hero or villian for Pakistani punjabis?

    No, eastern India was for the longest time under direct British rule and today eastern India is the least developed region of India. On the other hand the most developed state of India is Kerala because Kerala was never under British rule.
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    Abdali : a hero or villian for Pakistani punjabis?

    The Punjab and the rest of Pakistan could have flourished under the Maratha rule. During the British period the princely states that were ruled by the Maratha rulers in Gujarat and Maharashtra were the most developed regions of whole India. Even today Maharashtra and Gujarat are some of the most...
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    Why is the southern part of South Asia more developed than the northern part of South Asia

    BD can't compete with most of the Indian states like Gujarat, Maharashtra and south India. There is still a long way to go for BD. And BD should be grateful to India for giving them freedom from Pakistani rule.
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    Why is the southern part of South Asia more developed than the northern part of South Asia

    Well, I have to admit that I didn't know that BD was doing so well lately. Thats good for BD. I know that Pakistan had a bad impact on the development of BD and I read that Pakistan even forced the people of BD to change their language and their writing system. It would be great if BD starts...
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    Why is the southern part of South Asia more developed than the northern part of South Asia

    Its not like that the whole northern Indian subcontinent is underdeveloped. BD, Pakistan and Indian states like UP and Bihar give a bad name to the northern Indian subcontinent. States like Gujarat and Haryana are doing well and are able to compete with southern India.
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    Why is the southern part of South Asia more developed than the northern part of South Asia

    The Rashtrakuta rulers defeated the Arab invaders and the Vijayanagar kings defeated the Turkic invaders but as far as I know there were not any conflicts between Chola rulers and Muslim rulers.
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    India's fear of Chicken Neck and annexation plan of Nepal and Bhutan

    He doesn't have anything to do with Central Asian Turks. He is a descendant of Anatolian people who were conquered by the Central Asian Turks and were forced to change their language and culture.
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    Why is the southern part of South Asia more developed than the northern part of South Asia

    It was because of the Vijayanagara Empire and Maratha Empire that Sri Lanka never came under Turkic or Mughal rule.
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