Ghaznavid and Ghurid Invasions, Delhi Sultanate, and Mughals were from central/western asia, so maybe that’s the cultural influence you’re referring to? Or are you talking about the British? The British spanned almost across the globe.
The region was multicultural and very much divided until the British forced assimilated most of the region under one banner.
Again thank the British for the ability to call everything in the region, “India’s culture”.
When I wrote India, I should have clarified that I meant the Mauryan empire.
Chandragupta and Ashoka from around 4th-3rd century BCE is what I was under the impression had cultural influence across SE Asia, parts of Malaysia, and Brunei.
I saw a meme with the Ghurid dynasty’s fall being the same numbers that Chuck failed to write on the legal brief. 1216… One year after the fall of the Ghurid Dynasty!
The central Asian influence and how it connects with Timur would also be interesting to explore.
How close were they to the Ottomans in terms of religious tolerance? The Mughals under Aurangzeb sound like a good period to look at.
Next map, do the full extent of India’s cultural influence across Asia!
Where is India in this map?
Ghaznavid and Ghurid Invasions, Delhi Sultanate, and Mughals were from central/western asia, so maybe that’s the cultural influence you’re referring to? Or are you talking about the British? The British spanned almost across the globe.
The region was multicultural and very much divided until the British forced assimilated most of the region under one banner.
Again thank the British for the ability to call everything in the region, “India’s culture”.
When I wrote India, I should have clarified that I meant the Mauryan empire.
Chandragupta and Ashoka from around 4th-3rd century BCE is what I was under the impression had cultural influence across SE Asia, parts of Malaysia, and Brunei.
I saw a meme with the Ghurid dynasty’s fall being the same numbers that Chuck failed to write on the legal brief. 1216… One year after the fall of the Ghurid Dynasty!
The central Asian influence and how it connects with Timur would also be interesting to explore.
How close were they to the Ottomans in terms of religious tolerance? The Mughals under Aurangzeb sound like a good period to look at.
Sooo much happens and changes in India’s unbelievably long history that its impossible. Like it’ll make China look understandable.
Mughal and east India are the most accessible ones.
I’ll still prolly post a few more lol
Very true… One takes for granted how “simple” East and West Rome are compared to Asian history…
Any gateway books for the historically curious surrounding China, India, Brunei, Malaysia…
Then Siam, Dai Nam, to name a few other unfamiliar older empires? There’s so much to be appreciated when peering into humanity’s history 🥲