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Egypt is said to have been "colonized" by British, due to being a British protectorate. Afghanistan was also a British protectorate from around 1880 to 1919. Why isn't Afghanistan described as being "colonized"? What made Egypt and Afghanistan different in terms of being a protectorate?

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Why are medieval European states referred to as the name of their land/country, while medieval Asian & North African states are referred to as the name of their ruling dynasty?

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Was Sultanate of Aceh in what is now Indonesia formally a vassal of the Ottoman Empire?

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Given that both India and Europe are diverse and had times where it was fragmented into different states, why was Europe not able to ever unite under a single power after Fall of Rome, while India atleast had 6 powers who were able to do it after fall of Mauryans?

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Since Mongols didn't conquer Egypt, why couldn't the Islamic Golden Age continue there, or in North Africa?

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Why aren't Delhi Sultanate and Mughal Empire referred to as "Sultanate of Hindustan" and "Empire of Hindustan", respectively, if the rulers referred to their domains as "Hindustan"?

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why is Afghanistan easily conquerable by Asian powers (Persia, Mongols, Timurids, Mughals) while Western powers (british, Soviets, and US) have hard time conquering it?

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Why Caliphate of "Cordoba", and not Caliphate of "Al-Andalus"?

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If I walked into courts of various Indo-Islamic states from 1700s till the British domination, would I find everyone speaking be Persian or Hindustani/Urdu?

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Was the Mauryan Empire commonly referred to as Magadha?

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Egypt is said to have been "colonized" by British, due to being a British protectorate. Afghanistan was also a British protectorate from around 1880 to 1919. Why isn't Afghanistan described as being "colonized"? What made Egypt and Afghanistan different in terms of being a protectorate?	343
Why are medieval European states referred to as the name of their land/country, while medieval Asian & North African states are referred to as the name of their ruling dynasty?	42
Was Sultanate of Aceh in what is now Indonesia formally a vassal of the Ottoman Empire?	40
Given that both India and Europe are diverse and had times where it was fragmented into different states, why was Europe not able to ever unite under a single power after Fall of Rome, while India atleast had 6 powers who were able to do it after fall of Mauryans?	21
Since Mongols didn't conquer Egypt, why couldn't the Islamic Golden Age continue there, or in North Africa?	17
Why aren't Delhi Sultanate and Mughal Empire referred to as "Sultanate of Hindustan" and "Empire of Hindustan", respectively, if the rulers referred to their domains as "Hindustan"?	15
why is Afghanistan easily conquerable by Asian powers (Persia, Mongols, Timurids, Mughals) while Western powers (british, Soviets, and US) have hard time conquering it?	13
Why Caliphate of "Cordoba", and not Caliphate of "Al-Andalus"?	7
If I walked into courts of various Indo-Islamic states from 1700s till the British domination, would I find everyone speaking be Persian or Hindustani/Urdu?	7
Was the Mauryan Empire commonly referred to as Magadha?	6