I broadly agree that the British Empire was responsible for uniting India, but it is worth noting that there have been pan-subcontinental empires spanning the breadth of what is now India, e.g. Mauryan was always the concept of Bharat running through Indian legend.
It is too presumptuous IMO to dismiss an Indian Bismarck or Garibaldi emerging. History has demonstrated how individuals of adequate strategic acumen can conquer and unify vast tracks of land containing disparate peoples. Genghis Khan, Qin Huang, Caesar, ibn Al-Walid to name a few. It's a tantalising possibility to contemplate.
It is too presumptuous IMO to dismiss an Indian Bismarck or Garibaldi emerging. History has demonstrated how individuals of adequate strategic acumen can conquer and unify vast tracks of land containing disparate peoples. Genghis Khan, Qin Huang, Caesar, ibn Al-Walid to name a few. It's a tantalising possibility to contemplate.
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