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A relatively simple question. Why was there never an Indian Qin Shi Huang? Why were Chinese dynasties able to unify the country again and again, when Indian empires (with a couple notable exceptions) were never quite able to do the same? Is it possible, with a PoD somewhere around 300 BC, for India and China's roles to be reversed, where China becomes a diverse land of minor princes, while India goes through history with a succession of centralized dynasties?
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