The brave merchants of Wakhan, the 'other' Afghanistan

[nahtanbob]

No they aren't. The people found in Chitral are predominantly Khow and they speak Khowar. The people in Hunza are predominantly Burusho who speak Burushaski. Both of them are ethnically, linguistically and culturally different from the Wakhi who speak Wakhi. That said, there is a fair number of actual Wakhi Pakistanis who live in spread out communities up North. Northern Pakistan doesn't really have a uniform spread of ethnic groups there. Most of them are spread in many disconnected pockets. For example, you'll find Wakhi living in the districts of Chitral, Ghizar, Ishkoman, the Gojal Valley, and northwards all in disconnected pockets with other ethnic groups in between.



For that one would need introductory courses in economics, elementary understanding of geopolitics, basic knowledge of the needs of the Central Asian market and a lack of moronic prejudice spawning from inadequacies in one's self.




Heck, if it weren't for the British all of India would be under South Asian Muslim rule.

British won their first war in 1757. The Mughals were toasted by then

 

[krash]

British won their first war in 1757. The Mughals were toasted by then

Were they? They had no problem destroying the Marhatas at Sikandarabad or consolidating Bengal, Odisa and Bihar during that period.

Even if the Mughals were on their way out, another Muslim dynasty would have taken their place, naturally.

 

[nahtanbob]

Were they? They had no problem destroying the Marhatas at Sikandarabad or consolidating Bengal, Odisa and Bihar during that period.

Even if the Mughals were on their way out, another Muslim dynasty would have taken their place, naturally.

the big problem was that Mughals were replaced by dozens of tiny states

India would resemble Africa

 

[krash]

the big problem was that Mughals were replaced by dozens of tiny states

India would resemble Africa

As had happened before and then consolidated by the Muslims again......naturally.