AB

History student.
Interests -Architecture,Military history and others.

[AB @AusterlitzIDF]

@FarukKaya62659 Thing is france has much more population base than Ottomans,and all of that is correct french population not orthodox christians of balkans or https://t.co/tixFNVE2GP also has much greater revenue and bigger and more modern standing army from 1650s.Under Napoleon this is visible

[AB @AusterlitzIDF]

@FarukKaya62659 Well the ming chinese are probably the strongest in the earlier part of this time period.
The other equals are the spanish with their global empire and deadly tercios.
Mughals are the richest,military maybe not.
But after 1643 there is really one - France under Louis XIV.

[AB @AusterlitzIDF]

@AbhayK70627 How old is this?

[AB @AusterlitzIDF]

@Rustum_0 Chandragupta vikramaditya obviously.The gupta emperors are cleverly avoided by left academia,even though it is the most influential empire in Indian history.

[AB @AusterlitzIDF]

@Tawadros15 The mamluk sultanate of Egypt was composed of cuman turks- the most famous Baybars who defeated mongols and the crusaders.The delhi sultnate in India also founded by cuman turks.

[Anthologie de la répartie @Antho_Repartie]

En 1955, la reine Élisabeth de Belgique se rend en Pologne, au festival Chopin. Elle demande au chef du protocole polonais qui l'accompagne à la messe :

- Êtes-vous catholique ?

- Croyant mais pas pratiquant.

- Mais vous êtes aussi communiste ?

- Pratiquant mais pas croyant.

[AB @AusterlitzIDF]

@LelouchX9x Who said that the statue is pushyamitra shunga?It's just a rich donor

[AB @AusterlitzIDF]

@Sarcaztick It's funny how gupta emperors are always overlooked even though it is the most influential empire in Indian history.

[AB @AusterlitzIDF]

@Sarcaztick Chandragupta Vikramaditya

[AB @AusterlitzIDF]

@Kirttivarman They didn't neglect their infantry ,because they didn't have cavalry of any quantity.Main reason.Even the Portugese admit oriya infantry was excellent.

[AB @AusterlitzIDF]

@KalingaArya Chaitanya was not a non violent pacifist by any means.He beheaded oppressive qazis himself.
Gajapati's decline was caused by changing warfare technology, War exhaustion from fighting in two fronts,fall of majapahit and trade with SE asia and internal factionalism.

[AB @AusterlitzIDF]

@soulrambler_ All you have to do is google deities mentioned in the arthashastra and AI will do your work for you.Why so ignorant with such easy access?

[John Oldman @PrasunNagar]

Indian War-Elephants as observed by Megasthenes... !

India is the first country which used elephants in warfare and from her, the concept of using elephants in battle spread towards the west.

As per Megasthenes, the army of Chandragupta Maurya had 9,000 of these beasts!

[KV Iyyer - BHARAT 🇮🇳🇮🇱 @BanCheneProduct]

The date was December 23, 1912. Delhi's Chandni Chowk area

British Viceroy Lord Hardinge was leading a royal procession on an elephant grand entry into Delhi after transferring the capital of British India from Calcutta to Delhi.

Just then, a beautiful woman standing in the crowd waved her hand. No one suspected anything, but death lurked beneath the pallu of her sari.

She was not a woman, but 17-year-old boy, revolutionary freedom fighter Basant Kumar Biswas.

At the behest of his mentor, Rash Behari Bose, he had disguised himself as a woman to breach the security cordon. Basant threw the bomb with perfect precision. The explosion was powerful, injuring the Viceroy, he survived but his Mahavat (driver and keeper of an elephant) was killed. Amidst the ensuing stampede, 'that girl' (Basant) quietly disappeared and returned to Bengal.

His father passed away some time later. While he was busy performing his father's funeral rites, the police arrested him.

He was subjected to unbearable torture behind prison bars. He was kept naked in the bitter cold, starved, but not a single name of his fellow freedom fighters came out of this 19-year-old's mouth. The British officers were astonished that at an age when boys play on the ground, this boy was playing with death.

The final scene before the gallows when he said, "I will come again."

His execution was scheduled for May 11, 1915, in Ambala Jail. Basant Kumar Biswas was only 20 years old at the time. He became one of India's youngest martyrs.

It is said that as he was led to the gallows, there was not a trace of fear on his face. Rather, his face bore a smile like that of a groom leading his wedding procession.

He told the executioner, "Don't be afraid, brother, do your job. I will merge with this soil so that the plant of India's freedom may grow stronger."

When the noose was placed around his neck, he loudly shouted "Vande Mataram."

His voice echoed through the high prison walls, reverberating all the way outside.

A revolutionary brave man like Basant Kumar Biswas sacrificed his identity, his youth, and his life
for the freedom of India.

Hail the revolutionary freedom fighter Basant Kumar Biswas!!!

Hundreds of salutes 🫡 🫡 🫡 to you!!! 

Jai Hind 🇮🇳 🙏

[AB @AusterlitzIDF]

@SagasofBharat The multiple heads .The shiva statue below is from gupta period.Same raised phallus pose as in the pashupati seal

[AB @AusterlitzIDF]

@AleksEngeskaug The multiple heads .The shiva statue below is from gupta period.Same raised phallus pose as in the pashupati seal

[AB @AusterlitzIDF]

@BujMit The multiple heads - a feature of Hindu deities.The yoga posture.The urdhalinga(raised phallus) ,exact same as in gupta sculpture of udaygiri caves.

[AB @AusterlitzIDF]

@Yaduvam Likely took place near vidisha.Was combined army of yasodharman,and guptas(with maukharis as gupta commanders)

[AB @AusterlitzIDF]

@King_of_Orion The key clues are the raised phallus(urdhalinga),yoga posture and the multiple heads.Many heads - major feature of Hindu iconography.The urdhalinga - associated with shiva,and also seen in udaygiri caves gupta period.