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  1. A Mughal Emperor/ Prince converts

    This is such a good summing up of the Mughal rule in India, I couldn't have put it better myself. Although I must ask, if there were very few Hindu sages or Pandits in the Mughal court, then how did things such as the commissioning of a Persian translation of the Mahabharata and Ramayan come...

  2. A Mughal Emperor/ Prince converts

    Possibly, but exactly would the benefits be? As a faith, it would never be able to demographically displace Islam nor Hinduism in the subcontinent. Islam has been deeply entrenched into certain sections of the subcontinent, and majority would not be able to go through with what is akin to...

  3. A Mughal Emperor/ Prince converts

    Whilst what you say is true, you have to remember all the examples you gave show people converting from polytheistic faiths to monotheistic ones (and in the case of Constantine and Seljuks, their former faiths were dying ones). Is there an example of the reverse from OTL? Or more specifically, a...

  4. A Mughal Emperor/ Prince converts

    The Din-I-Ilahi was a purely aristocratic institution, there was no attempt to convert any of the common people and because of the vastness of the Mughal Empire and poor levels of communication, I doubt many commoners outside of Delhi heard of it. Also, Akhbar had previously had trouble with the...

  5. The Land of Tigers and Doyels: a Bengal Wank

    Thanks that's good to hear :).

  6. The Land of Tigers and Doyels: a Bengal Wank

    Not much interest in this TL?

  7. The Land of Tigers and Doyels: a Bengal Wank

    An extract from "Mukhti", the novelisation based on the 1950s Tollywood historical drama series of the same name, detailing the early Bengali independence struggle. An artist's depiction of Chittaranjan Das's home in Darjeeling whilst under house arrest, which has since been turned into a...

  8. What if India received and secured all Kashmir at partition?

    You'd have to change the British policy of allowing princely states to have freedom of choice over whether to join either of the nations or stay independent, because before the Pakistani invasion was there much incentive for the Maharaja of Kashmir to join the Indian Union, aside from the fact...

  9. The Land of Tigers and Doyels: a Bengal Wank

    Thanks for the support :). general premise that changes from OTL is that Chittaranjan Das, who was quite an influential member of the Indian National Congress and in the independence movement in general, changes his outlook from Indian Nationalism to a more specific Bengali Nationalism, and the...

  10. The Land of Tigers and Doyels: a Bengal Wank

    A History of 20th Century Bengal: the Land of Tigers and Serpents: Section I - The Struggle for Independence Chapter two: The Non-cooperation Movement & The First Indian Anarchy - What could have been, what almost was. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (titled with the honorific title of Mahatma*...

  11. The Land of Tigers and Doyels: a Bengal Wank

    A History of 20th Century Bengal: the Land of Tigers and Doyels: Section I - The Struggle for Independence Chapter one: A brief history of C.R. Das: 1869 -1921 Photograph of Deshbandhu, following his release from prison in 1923. Every Bengali child today grows up learning about the famous...

  12. What if Islam was as old as Christianity?

    Well yes theologically that is what us Muslims believe, but we are speaking from a strictly historical point of view, ISLAM as we know it cannot exist without Christianity, the Prophet or the circumstances involving Arabia at that specific time period.

  13. What if Bangladesh was an independent country, from the start?

    Is this Bangladesh as in East Bengal province that was part of Pakistan and is now modern day Bangladesh or the United Bengal of West Bengal, East Bengal and possibly Tripura? The latter DID have some support for a secession movement, a secular one supported by two major politicians, a Muslm...

  14. Aborted Islam scenario - How Zoroastrianism fares?

    I could see it being the most popular religion in Iran definitely, and if it can get some reformation that makes it more....convert friendly (less conservative and powerful clergy, remove connotations of Persian ethnic supremacy) then it could also definitely take Afghanistan, parts of the...

  15. Moonlight in a Jar: An Al-Andalus Timeline

    So Hisham turns out to be on the road to a capable leader thanks to Al-Mughira, that's got to be good news. Also the events unfolding in the Maghreb seem interesting, so has Ziri ibn Atiya displaced the Idrisids at this point? That would cause some interesting butterflies, perhaps reaching as...

  16. Moonlight in a Jar: An Al-Andalus Timeline

    Great so far, really liking what your doing. Looks like the clash between Al-Mughira and Al-Mansur is fast approaching. Did Garcia Fernandez survive the battle?

  17. Moonlight in a Jar: An Al-Andalus Timeline

    This really does look good so far, I'm glad you've decided to start this time line, eagerly anticipating the next update. I wonder what Al-Mansur's plan will be now he has to deal with Al-Mughira instead of the near-death Al-Mushafi, will he still try to become Hajib? Was OTL Al-Mughira any...

  18. AHC: Islamic Republic Of India

    For a more realistic answer, with a POD of 1000, to create a majority Muslim India, there's one idea I have. the most logical thing to do, to weaken Hinduism in areas such as the Deccan, Gujurat, etc that Islamic powers controlled but never made Muslim majority, would be in the few hundred years...

  19. [British Isles / Roman AH] - Byzantine Britain?

    It makes for an interesting scenario as the POD itself to be honest, would definitely read it. An Al-Andalus TL you say? That's also very interesting as I've wrote several on the board myself, and plan to continue my last one I paused a couple months ago. Slightly off-thread but what POD were...

  20. AHC: Islamic Republic Of India

    Very, very simple in fact. India is named after the Indus river, which is mostly if not entirely in modern day Pakistan. Simply create a situation where the leaders of the Muslim League, especially Jinnah, feel more of a kinship towards the name India. Also prevent Muhammad Iqbal from coining...
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