John Fredrick Parker
Donor
While looking for what might be a good PoD circa 1747, when I found there were quite a few major events that pertained to India around this time:
*First Carnatic War (1746-48)
*The Assassination of Nadir Shah of Persia (who had invaded and devastated the Mughals) in 1747
*The Loya Jirga that raised Ahmad Abdali to Emir of Afghanistan (who subsequently invaded India) that same year
*death (by natural causes) of Maratha Emperor Chhattrapati Shahu in 1749
My question here -- what (Indian) PoD in all of this would have the most immediate impact on the sub-continent, creating the greatest difference in the political context by, say, 1756 and 1757? From there, how would Indian history be affected?
(Oh, and before anyone complains, I've used the acronym "ITPH" before.)
*First Carnatic War (1746-48)
*The Assassination of Nadir Shah of Persia (who had invaded and devastated the Mughals) in 1747
*The Loya Jirga that raised Ahmad Abdali to Emir of Afghanistan (who subsequently invaded India) that same year
*death (by natural causes) of Maratha Emperor Chhattrapati Shahu in 1749
My question here -- what (Indian) PoD in all of this would have the most immediate impact on the sub-continent, creating the greatest difference in the political context by, say, 1756 and 1757? From there, how would Indian history be affected?
(Oh, and before anyone complains, I've used the acronym "ITPH" before.)