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1.Prithiviraj chauan defeats Afghans in1192 and goes on to create a
Rajput empire covering indian subcontinent by 1300(of course by
Prithiviraj III).
2.India controls Indian ocean trade between East Africa and Indonesia
3.Between 1300to 1400 the empire homogenises India culturally
linguistically.
4.Borders are secured from outside invasions(notably from Mongols) .
5.Timur invasion succesfully defended in 1398 but empire is weakened .
6.Around 1450 only Delhi and surrounding areas remain empire .
7.A new empire by the name Vijayanagara is established in Agra(in OTL
hampi) on the banks of Yamuna (OTL Tungabatra)
8.The empire again unites India by 1550 .
9.Indian colonies established in East Africa, South-east and south-
Africa and first Indian landing in Australia.
10.Philipines and Indonesia stay Hindu and remain for next 500years.
11.Babur invades India and blasts his way into Gangetic plains but
eventually surroundedby 200000 men commanded by Rana Sangha who
captures Babur and kills him(of courses after knowing gun powder
techniques).
12.Next 100 years spent on consolidating northwestern areas and
containing growing Persian hegemony.
13.Coastal vassal states in South India flourishing with prosperous
trade with Africa and AUSTRALIA.
14.A minor state in west central India builds a navy and controls much
of the coastal trade .The empire sends an army to contain the state.
15.A confederate army general SHIVAJI defeats the mighty army on the
banks of Narmada and virully takes over south India.
16.Repeated attempts by the empire only makes him stronger.
17.By 1680he invades Agra and appoints himself as CHATRAPATHI
18.He builds a strong navy like that of Europeans.
19.And makes Indian ocean litterally a Indian lake.
20.By 1750 Indian empire includes Indian subcontinent,East-africa,South
Eastafrica ,Australia,Newzealand,South Africa,Indonesia and Philipines.
21.The Hindu Raj is established in 1757.
22.European level political developments happen in India.
23.Liberalism in art culture religion flourishes.
24.A monotheistic form of Hinduism becomes popular among upper castes.
25.Actually the new religion bans caste and provides equlaity to women.
26.By 1775,Thailand and Malaya,South Vietnam become vassal states.
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