Talk:Indians (Age of Empires II)/@comment-31256631-20170216152741/@comment-116.202.38.54-20170218005721

Hey the first commentor here. Wasn't saying that the King Bharat is historical, but the term certainly is.

I now see what the whole pickle is about. It's  actually the empires not civilizations that can play the part of 'AOE civs', and Indian political structure and identity(however loose) kept changing. Hence the AOE Indians are Mughal Indians with Vijayanagar architecture (hail diversity!)

Also, Mauryan India before common era had a centralised political structure, strong emperor and able bureaucracy. That's the undivided India most right wingers so zealously refer to here. Not saying that a strong national identity was created, but people started migrating and populating areas, thus spreading culture.

National identity is a complex thing. When people accept that 'we are one', they accept as easily that 'others are outsiders'. India with its diversity in races, languages, culture, religions, etc across space and time wasn't able to evolve a national identity. Take Hinduism, a highly complex and uncodified religion but still having clearcut pillars, that's why spreading throughout India and flexible to local conditions. That's how India is, not a nation state but a civilisation state.

Look at this. Looks like a quora feed rather than a fandom page. Hahaha.