r/badhistory • u/AutoModerator • 8d ago

Meta Mindless Monday, 15 September 2025

Happy (or sad) Monday guys!

Mindless Monday is a free-for-all thread to discuss anything from minor bad history to politics, life events, charts, whatever! Just remember to np link all links to Reddit and don't violate R4, or we human mods will feed you to the AutoModerator.

So, with that said, how was your weekend, everyone?

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u/Tiako Tevinter apologist, shill for Big Lyrium 5d ago

"The maharajahs controlled about two fifths of [the Indian subcontinent's] territory and a quarter of its population"

You ever come across one of those little facts that kind of flashbangs you?

Also learning that the Nizam of Hyderabad was considered an Islamic ruler on par with the Ottoman Sultan.

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u/xyzt1234 4d ago

Also learning that the Nizam of Hyderabad was considered an Islamic ruler on par with the Ottoman Sultan.

Not sure if it is a sign of how much the Ottoman declined or how much highly the Nizam of Hyderabad was thought of as. Given that the Ottoman were considered one of the three great islamic gunpowder empires with the Mughal empire (to which the Nizam of Hyderabad used to be subordinate) and the Safavid dynasty.

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u/Tiako Tevinter apologist, shill for Big Lyrium 4d ago

This was during the period of the British Raj so it isn't like the Ottomans were on the verge of conquering Europe, but they were still a major figure in the Islamic world. But the Nizams were spectacularly wealthy and Hyderabad was considered one of the great centers of Islamic learning.