Thread 514043535

Why didn't Mongol Empire just conquer all of India? Did they fear the Indian warrior?

they did tho
what do you think mughal means?

Some things don't work, just because of unknown reasons. Nobody knows.

>>514043535 (OP)
They caught one whiff of it and decided it was a shitty place and that it wasn't worth stepping one foot, or hoof, in that pile of poo.

>>514043535 (OP)
waste fed horses are not fit for combat

The Mongols didn't conquer India because they primarily conducted raids, not full-scale invasions, due to logistical challenges, the challenging climate and terrain, the formidable resistance of the Delhi Sultanate, and the strategic decision to prioritize other regions like the Middle East. India's internal political fragmentation and harsh environment were also deterrents to sustained conquest and rule by the Mongol armies, which were adapted to Central Asian steppe conditions.

The intense heat and humidity of India were detrimental to Mongol horses and equipment, as the high moisture could warp bowstrings.

India's environment, with its forests and mountains, was not ideal for the Mongol horse-archer tactics and was harder to traverse and maintain control over compared to the familiar steppes of Central Asia.

The Delhi Sultanate, the dominant power in the north, was a strong, centralized empire that offered stiff resistance to the Mongols, unlike the more fragmented states they often encountered elsewhere.

The Mongols typically exploited internal conflicts within conquered lands. However, the Delhi Sultanate enjoyed a period of relative strength and unity, offering fewer opportunities for internal division to be leveraged by invaders.

The Mongols often prioritized conquering lands with greater strategic or economic value, such as the rich markets of the Middle East and the Khwarezmian Empire, leaving less focus on India.

The significant Mongol activities in India were often large-scale raids aimed at plundering and asserting dominance, rather than sustained campaigns for outright conquest and long-term rule.

>>514043535 (OP)
Ever heard of that tiny little thing on India's Northern border called the Himalayans?

>>514043835
Thanks russGPT

>>514043535 (OP)
>approach India from the north
There's an impassable wall of mountains
>approach from the middle east
There's a colossal desert
>approach from asia
The impenetrable burmese jungles.

Basically India avoided being invaded and conquered for most of its history because its borders were functionally impassable to premodern armies. The muslims were an exception, since they lived in a desert and could easily cross the desert to enter from the west. Foreign muslims ruled India for hundreds of years because they were so wholly unprepared to resist an invader capable of crossing their natural barriers.

This is also why they crumbled on contact with the west. Europeans came from the sea, bypassing all their natural defenses and India was so caught offguard by the prospect of fighting a fore9ign invader in their heartland that they blundered repeatedly and then just collapsed and accepted a new ruling class.

>>514043535 (OP)
The wall wasn't for keeping mongols out.
It was for keeping indians in.

They didn't have gas masks in those days.