panipat

सूर्यपथांची कथा: साम्राज्याची उद्भव (Epic of The Shining Path: Dawn of an Empire) Raghunathrao Apte 14th January, 1761 Panipat, Delhi Subah It was sunrise, the day of Makar Sankranti, the Kite Festival. Sadashivrao Bhau let out a sigh of relief. Thank God he hadn't let those pilgrims come...

So I was looking for a good alt-hist story centred around India when I came across this one by Jayant Narlikar, who's famous in India as an astrophysicist and author of science fiction, but not someone I'd expect to write alt-hist. Then I read it and found that it was actually science fiction...

Suppose that the Durrani army fails to cut its Maratha counterpart's supply lines, allowing them to continue to receive supplies and reinforcements. Thus, once battle is joined, the Maratha army scores a decisive victory and kicks the Afghans out of northern India. What happens next? Will the...

Would there be a Mughal Empire without Ottomans ? Ottoman cannons, Muskets and their operators headed the battle of Panipat without them would Babur win the battle ? if no then how would this effect Indian history ?

Based on my own limited understanding of Indian history, the Afghan invasion of India under the Durranis broke Maratha control of Northern India while leaving something of a power vacuum that spawned entities such as the Sikh states. However, I do remember reading the case on the forum that...