india

Islamic empires ruled India for over 500+ years, however, despite their best attempts, they were never able to convert majority or even the plurality of the population, However, what if all attempts of conversion was successful - 90%+ Of the Indian Subcontinent is Muslim Hinduism is relegated...

This is partly inspired by the discussion about Maratha India while considering the possibility of Britain still managing a partial conquest. In other words: if Britain (or the East India Company) had stopped, or rather, had been stopped, in its total conquest of India, where and when would...

Indian Subcontinent has always been a religious divided place, especially after the introduction of Islam in the subcontinent, as such is there any way the subcontinent can be religious United, the POD is after the birth of Islam Edit - Bonus if it is politically united as well

It is said that the 3rd Shiite Imam Hussein Ibn Ali wished to escape his persecution by fleeing to India. If I am correct he had somewhat of good relation with the Mohiyal Brahmins. What would happen if he actually fled to India? What would the Sunni-Shia schism be like? How would a Shi'ism...

What is the plausibility of and if any, possible ways a roman state could be created in India, basically the indo-greek state but this time roman and obviously formed later like the 2nd to 5th centuries ad? Doesn't have to be huge or hegemonic (could become a large empire in india but doesn't...

I have always noticed that in most timelines, South Asia gets colonised by British, so a POD after 14th Century, is it possible for South Asia to remain independent to the age of colonialism The Scenario should include - Most if not all of South Asia united by a native power and being...

South Asia is one the oldest and historically, one of the richest regions of the world, however, it has always been one of the most disunited regions of the world, as such is there any Alternate Scenario where South Asia could be united - Most if not all of South Asia is under the control of...

With a PoD anywhere between 1500 and the defeat of Nepal by British East India Company forces in 1816, how could we craft a scenario in which the Kingdom of Nepal, or an equivalent under a different dynasty, controls an empire in northern India? (Mainly, i'm aiming for Nepalese control over...

In China and India, female infanticide and sex-selective abortions have been practiced for years. It got to the point where in China, there are 120 males for 100 females. What would be the potential consequences if this practice had been prevalent all over the world and nearly everywhere had a...

After WW1 and the Turkish war of independence, Mustafa Kemal abolished the Ottoman caliphate. The last caliph, Abdulmejid II, was sent into exile. However, there was a pan-Islamic movement among Muslims in British India at the time called the Khilafat Movement, which sought restore the...

If the mutiny is avoided or at least free of Mughal involvement how ASB would it be that there exists a Pakistan movement that rallies behind the Mughal dynasty and wishes to create a constitutional monarchy? What would the implications of such a Mughal Pakistan be and how would it align...

In a scenario where India achieved independence as a collection of independent states (Pakistan, Bengal, Khalistan, Bharat, Dravidia, and Assam at the very least) instead of India and Pakistan (and later Bangladesh), what would geopolitics in this balkanized India look like? How would it affect...

As the title says, what happens if the Ottoman Empire have somehow managed to conquer and rule the Indian subcontinent like the OTL British Raj? How would this impact on the world as of result?

At time of Buddha birth a fortune taller told his father -"or he become great monk or a great king" When Siddharata saw the Mahatma (saint), who does not show any reaction on seeing him. He went to him and ask "how you are happy when you do not have anything to take the fruit of life?" "Hey...

make a timeline where pre-islamic persia controls all of india. extra points if it happens BCE, especially if it is the first ever persian empire that does it.

Rather than the British ruling whole of India, what if Germany or predecessor German state have managed to conquer and rule India instead? However, was it really plausible and can be done?

So i have been working on this timelime for some time now. it is not finished, and i would like to get feedback. i forgot exact years and details, iv'e got that writen somewhere, but here is the basic things: the picts unite and become maritime, colonizing the north sea shore. rome does not...

IOTL, Brazil was somewhat neglected for a long time as a Portuguese colony, with the Portuguese chipping away at its coast enough to import slaves and grow sugarcane but otherwise not doing much to conquer the interior, focusing instead on controlling trade in India and Indonesia. What if...

Maoism was a major ideological break with doctrinaire Marxism-Leninism, but also seems inevitable in the sense that an anti-colonial communist was likely to orient a movement around rural peasants instead of industrial workers at some point. An alt-Maoism wouldn't be influenced by Chinese...

Hello all, I was wondering if some helpful historians can answer this on the thread. As you guys probably know I am an American, and growing up I was taught...lets just say a variety of different things on Ancient India. Some right, some wrong, some very wrong. As I wizened up, I have yet a...