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I don't care what history you claim, just stick to your beliefs and be consistent. You can't claim Porus and the Ghaznavids and Babur too. They were all completely different people, who happened to rule parts of present-day Pakistan at different parts of history. Stick to one, or none.

As a lover of history, what pisses me off the most is how Pakistanis selectively chose certain aspects of their history to glorify themselves, while ignoring the rest. For example, they claim the IVC just to claim that they had an ancient civilization, and they claim Purushotam just to show...

Great overview... thanks for sharing.

No, it was only starting in the 18th century, with the collapse of the Mughal Empire and central authority, that a cultural drift between the people of the Indus and the Ganges emerged. The Durranis and tribal factions in AfPak region took advantage of the Mughal decline to exert their influence...

Why would someone name a country's most valuable defence assets after foreigners? Especially foreigners that invaded the land you presently occupy? What other country does this? I am only mentioning this because some people said that India cannot claim the history of its ancient civilization...

Well, whether the OP intended it or not, when he chose to use the word "successful", he substantially altered the nature of this list. The reason is because some of the greatest generals in the world were also some of the least successful in the grand scheme of things; Pyrrhus of Epirus, I...

Now that I mention it, what are the criteria for this list?

Well, this is actually quite interesting for me. I am asking you because I do not know any Pakistanis in real life, so I do not have the opportunity to personally find out what Pakistanis/Punjabis think about this matter. And since most Pakistanis seem to highly adore the armed forces, I...

Personally, I think you guys are wasting your time on this thread. I agree that it's all fun to talk about military geniuses and their history, but creating a list of the best using objective criteria is almost impossible. And in my opinion, any list not based on objective criteria is not...

It is a common phenomenon among people with identity crisis to worship their oppressors.

First of all, I would like to apologize for my late response. I was busy with other things. I don't think you have a comprehensive understanding of "power". Power does not need to be "forced" upon others, I don't know where you got that concept. You do not need to be an agressive nation to...

I hope you don't get offended, but I have a few questions to ask. You claim that Pakistanis/Punjabis don't claim other peoples' history. But why did Pakistan name its warship after Tipu Sultan? Tipu Sultan was a South Indian. He was not a Punjabi. Why did Pakistan name its cruise...

I have an even more important question: Why do the opinions of Bangladeshis matter in the first place?

I love it when people of a certain race justify genocide on their own race. It makes things so interesting.

Western strategists are overrated. The Arthashastra, by the ancient Indian strategist Chanakya, contains a detailed list of various formations, and when to use them. By favourite formation is the arishta, which literally means "auspicious". It consists of chariots and heavy mounted infantry...

Yes, Zhukov was definitely NOT an incompetent general, and he definitely did NOT use human wave charges to win his battles. That is pure Western propaganda, who cannot accept the fact that it was the Soviet Union who truly won WWII. Zhukov's victory at Khakin Gol showed that he was one of the...

Unfortunately, it most likely means that two vendors will be chosen. And of those vendors, F-18 will most likely be one of them, and I'll be damned. Yankee fighters in the IAF:tdown:

Do you have any specific information? I mean like battle tactics he used and such? According to some classical historian (I think Appian), Hannibal listed him as the greatest general ever. I'm trying to understand why.

Yes, I agree. From a military standpoint there was little desire or reasons to expand beyond India. However, when I am talking about global powers in the ancient context, I am talking about states who have had a huge long-term cultural influence on the world, played a dominant role in the...

Pyrrhus of Epirus???!!??!???