"What is India?

 "What is India?

Until the year 1858 A.D., there was no such thing as the country of India. There was a time when India was not considered a country, but rather a subcontinent. That enormous continent housed numerous nations. At various points in history, individuals have ventured beyond their nation's borders to establish vast imperialist empires. Ashoka is generally credited with acquiring the biggest territory of any conqueror. King Ashoka of Magadha started exercising his muscles around 269 B.C. Just eight years later, Kalinga was assaulted as well. One thing, however, must not be overlooked. Kalinga, or what is today known as Orissa in India, is close to the Magadhan territory. You may reasonably refer to it as a neighbouring country. After this conflict, Emperor Ashoka felt terrible guilt over his actions. He eventually converted to Buddhism and reigned till 232 BC. For the better or worse, he ruled his country for around 37 years. Yet, he was powerless over the nation of India.

The Mighty Mauryan Empire fell apart not long after Emperor Ashoka's death. Therefore the countries that were under its control are now free. This doesn't imply that nations could just sit back and do nothing after that. Because an increasing number of ambitious people were joining the population. The Magadian Gupta Empire was very similar. Samudragupta's wars, however, turned it into a genuine Haman kingdom. It was 567 years after Ashoka's death before the "Samudragupta kingdom" came to power. The throne was passed on to his son, Chandragupta II, who ruled until 415 A.D. The monk Fa-xian (also known as Pahian) was making his way through Buddhist countries at this time. Several Indian dynasties' histories were within his grasp, thanks to his research efforts. Around 410 AD, he came to Sri Lanka and spent two years there, primarily in the capital city of Anuradhapura. As soon as he got back to China, he started working on a book, which eventually became "Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms by Chinese Monk, Fa-Hien."

Moreover, there's this. Even if we sum up the reigns of the people who invaded the land (Ashoka - 40 years, Samudragupta - 40 years, Chandragupta II - 40 years, Aurangsheb - 49 years), we still only get a total of 169 years. But during their whole reigns, none of them exercised quite the same level of control across the country as did the last.

Ashoka's home nation of Magadha, for instance, was attacked by neighboring Kalinga after only eight years of his rule. Keep in mind that we are discussing a fictitious nation that asserts to have existed for the past 5000 years.

The Indian subcontinent, which has been home to several nations over the centuries, is no exception. In addition to geographical locations. Not only that, but there were mighty empires as well. Two of the most prominent are the Chola and Vijayanagar Empires. Likewise, the Pallava dominion in modern-day Andhra Pradesh and the Pala Empire in Bengal are not to be ignored. A new catalogue of dynasties can be compiled in this fashion.

From this, one essential point emerges. Put another way, India as a nation did not appear on the map until very recently. The Government of India Act of 1858, passed by the British Parliament, paved the way for the establishment of such a nation. The East India Trading Company's armies took the throne from Emperor Mirsha Abu Zafar Sirajuddin Mohammad Bahadur Shah Zafar in September 1857 and banished him to the Burmese city of Rungun. Even while the East India Trading Company's administration of its business was sometimes referred to as "Company Raj" in historical accounts, the company actually relied on private armies. But, after the Act of 1858 was passed under the control of the British Raj, we finally had the foundation necessary to establish a nation known as India.

So, explain India to me. Indeed,  So what is India? A new country! "