Thread by @SiddharthKG7

Bit controversial for myopic twitter but Akbar, Shahjahan & Aurangzeb (along with others of course) were one of the greatest military strategists ever in sub continent. Their campaigns agaist Hindu kingdoms are hyped but in truth, most of them were against muslim kingdoms of
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India. In military history & studies, they hold a great position to understand the land & the people. Their battle plans were highly efficient & war machinery was in place. For practice (like War exercise now) they used to organise hunts. Akbar had a stable of 700 Indian
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Cheetahs (now extinct). The hunt of wild animals kept their elite battalions in shape. The practice of hunt was taken from Mongols.
Another great personality above them was Maharaja Ranjit Singh & his able commanders.
British, Marathas in south & east, Afghans in west,
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Ranjit singh kept a great control of his forces & kept them battle ready. The foreigner officers in his army kept him aware of technological developments in Europe. Had he ruled from Delhi, British had no chance to expand in North of the Vindhyachals. Sikh Empire was a thing
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that no one saw coming but Ranjit & his able warriors made it real. A large muslim population in his empire gladly chose him as ruler over other muslim nobles. It was muslim majority Lahore who invited Ranjit singh to rule. Says a lot about his abilities as a military ruler.
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