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The Philippines were mostly ruled by Indianised kingdoms that used the old Hindu calendar and a script that is derived from the Indian Pallava script.

He is talking about the Indianised kingdoms of Philippines before the arrival of the Spanish. Kingdom of Butuan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Rajahnate of Cebu - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The term Greater India doesn't have anything to do with the political rule of Indian kingdoms in Southeast Asia. The term is used by historians to describe the spread of Indian civilization in Southeast Asia. The Indianised kingdoms that were established in Southeast Asia were mostly ruled by...

Greater India was the historical extent of the culture of India beyond the Indian Subcontinent. This particularly concerns the spread of Hinduism and Buddhism by the travelers and traders of the 5th to 15th centuries, but may also refer to the spread of Hinduism and Buddhism from India to...

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Its very impressive that the Marathas refused to give up the native culture and literature unlike many other people. They patronized the Maratha and Sanskrit language and their own script. On the other hand many other people in the past gave up their own writing system and even their language...

I wonder why many people don't rate the Rashtrakuta Empire. It was the greatest Empire of South Asia in the 9th and 10th century. The Arab scholars of this period were impressed by the Rashtrakuta Empire and wrote that the Rashtrakuta Empire was one of the 4 great Empires of the world. As far...

According to some Pakistani users the Sikh Dynasty was founded in modern Pakistan so therefore it does not belong to Indian history.

There is no proof that Jaichand of the Gahadvala Dynasty ever allied with Ghori. The rulers of the Gahadvala Dynasty successfully protected northern India against the Turkic invaders of the Ghaznavid kingdom in the early 12th century. Govindachandra Gahadvala was an ancestor of Jaichand and...

In the early 16th century Rana Sanga of the Mewar Dynasty and Krishnadevaraya of the Vijayanagar Empire were the most powerful rulers of whole India before the arrival of Babur. Rana Sanga defeated the Sultans of Malwa, Gujarat and even the Sultan of Delhi Lodhi but instead of annexing these...

There were several great Buddhist, Hindu and Jain Dynasties during ancient and medieval period. But which Dynasty was the greatest in terms of cultural achievements, military success or legacy.

Its doubtful that SL would have stood a chance against the barbaric Turks or even the Arabs. The Portuguese never had huge armies and thats why the Lankans were able to protect their island against the Portuguese. But the Turks and the Arabs had much bigger armies than the Portuguese. And...

Pakistanis are well known for being liars.

Its funny that Pakistanis and Afghans don't even have their own writing system and still use the Arab writing system of their former masters. On the other hand the Indians still use their own writing systems.

The Marathas still celebrate the heroic acts of Shivaji Maharaj and the killing of Afzal Khan.

Loot at the condition of Afghanistan. Afghanistan is a failed state. And one of the main reasons is the fact that Afghanistan was ruled by Turkic rulers for several centuries. You should be grateful to the Emperors of the Vijayanagara Empire and Maratha Empire like Krishna Devaraya, Shivaji...

The ancient Indian text of Sushruta mentions the use of opium, wine and Indian hemp. The medieval Indian text Bhoj Prabandh states that the Indian king Raja Bhoj of Malva who ruled in the 11th century underwent a cranial operation under the anesthetic influence of a plant.

The 2 most important texts on surgery were the Sushruta Samhita and the Caraka Samhita.

You mean the victory of Muhammad Ghori over Prithviraj Chauhan. But the same Muhammad Ghori was defeated by the Indian queen Naikidevi of Gujarat and Ghori never dared to attack Gujarat again.