u/Auctorxtas

I'm neither European nor a Westerner. Hence, my knowledge of Italian history is limited and sparse. However, I do know that the Savoyard nobility had greatly assisted Guissepe Garibaldi unite the Italian peninsula.

I'm curious how the House of Savoy is perceived and remembered in this day and age. Are they remembered positively and nationalistically?

For instance, India has multiple ruling dynasties who are still practically worshipped by the locals for their contributions in modernising their respective kingdoms. Does Italy have a similar perception of their nobility?

The Bais are a Rajput clan descending from Abhai Chand and Nirbhay Chand, who as per local genealogy had migrated from "Mungi-Patan" in the 11th century (which is the village of Mungi, near Paithan, near Aurangabad), and migrated northward towards Awadh and got a grant of land around Unnao from a certain lord of Argal in exchange for military service, which later became Baiswara. (Bingley, 1899)

As per Bais genealogy, there is a continuous line from Abhai Chand to a certain legendary figure by the name of Tilok Chand Bais who has been approximately dated to the 15th century.

Is there any epigraphic, literary or numismatic evidence that supports the existence of Tilok Chand Bais? I think the Awadh Gazetteer mentions him quite frequently, but is there any mention of Tilok Chand Bais in Mughal or Persian sources?

This may be a very amateurish and naive question, but as I am an absolute novice in Steppe history, I shall proceed nevertheless.

As per local mythology in central-southern India, the festival Gudi Padwa/Ugadi is celebrated as it was the day the Emperor Ṣālivāhana returned victorious to his capital at Pratiṣṭāna after defeating the Ṣakas in around 78 A.D, which is also the zero year of our Ṣaka calendar (Also known as Indian National Calendar).

My question being that given the interchangability of the words "Yavana", "Turuṣka", and "Ṣaka", who does the term Ṣaka in this context refer to?

I'm assuming it probably refers to the Indo Scythians who invaded India in the first century anno domini.

The Bais are a Rajput clan descending from Abhai Chand and Nirbhay Chand, who as per local genealogy had migrated from "Mungi-Patan" in the 11th century (which is the village of Mungi, near Paithan, near Aurangabad), and migrated northward towards Awadh and got a grant of land around Unnao from a certain lord of Argal in exchange for military service, which later became Baiswara. (Bingley, 1899)

As per Bais genealogy, there is a continuous line from Abhai Chand to a certain legendary figure by the name of Tilok Chand Bais who has been approximately dated to the 15th century.

Is there any epigraphic, literary or numismatic evidence that supports the existence of Tilok Chand Bais? I think the Awadh Gazetteer mentions him quite frequently, but is there any mention of Tilok Chand Bais in Mughal or Persian sources?

Indian history has quite a few instances wherein the nobility would often revolt and seek symbiotic alliances with tribes and with commoners.

For instance, in 1326, Maharana Hammir Singh Chauhan, the founder of the Sisodiya dynasty, relied on assistance from the local Bhil tribes of southern Rajasthan in guerilla warfare and reconnaissance when he revolted against the Delhi Sultanate to liberate Mewar.

The royals of Mewar, in general, maintained long-standing alliances with their Bhil subjects throughout history. Even in the Battle of Haldighati in 1576, the Bhil chief Rana Punja led his men into battle in support of Maharana Pratap. Maharana Pratap, too, after losing his kingdom, lived in hiding with the Bhils, and later on, he even reclaimed his kingdom from the Mughals using the support of Bhils.

Upto this day, the royal crest of the House of Mewar consists of a Bhil tribal and a Rajput nobleman upholding the royal insignia.

Even in the 17th century, when Chh. Shivaji Maharaj revolted against the Bijapuri and Mughal yoke, many of the local communities in the northern deccan such as the Dhangars (shephards), Siddis, Kolis and even some Bhils formed a significant part of his armies and navy.

In fact, the Holkar dynasty of Indore state (1732 - 1947) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House\_of\_Holkar) descends famously from Malharji Holkar, who was a Dhangar by birth, which is one of the most well known and recent examples of upward mobility in Indian history.

Similarly, are there any other instances of close symbiotic alliances between commoners/tribes and the nobility in global history?

As the title suggests, what specific tactics did Indian polities employ against horse archer based armies throughout the 1st century A.D. till the 12th century A.D.?

How did it compare to the tactics used by the Byzantines and the Sassanid Persians in the same era, and did the usage of slow-moving elephant based armies affect the battle outcome in any way?

AFAIK the Rajput principalities adopted heavily armoured cavalry based armies in the 13th and 14th centuries to fight the local Sultanates in north India.

Did late antiquity India and early medieval north India in particular differ in army composition in any significant way as opposed to ancient India (before Christ)?

I assume due to the presence of the Kushans there would've been at least some central Asian/steppe influence on North and North-central Indian armies.

At what point did "Aryan" (आर्यन ) become a common male name in India?

I have seen this Sanskrit word used as a name only after the 1990s, and I would like to know what was the earliest documented example of the word Aryan used as a name.

As the title suggests, I am willing to pursue intimacy, but I have difficulty in meeting people I might like. I'm not too good looking, but I have a decently maintained built. (Broad chest, flat stomach, erect posture).

I like people very rarely, and it takes me a minimum of one month to develop genuine romantic attraction towards anyone.

Apps aren't working, and for both personal reasons and also because campus is male dominated, I don't want to try dating anyone from college.

I have a lot of niche hobbies and interests, ranging from calligraphy, to pencil sketching, to literature analysis, to history, to even research in predictive history and modelling in related disciplines. Jack of all trades, basically.

My hobbies and the events I like to attend, too, happen to be male dominated and extremely older people skewed.

Speaking to people I like isn't the issue. It's *searching* for people that I like, which is the main problem.

Any advice would be appreciated.

Unlike their Bengali and Kashmiri counterparts, why do Brahmins in peninsular India not consume meat despite living amongst a large meat eating population unlike many parts of North India and Gujarat which were very strongly influenced by vegetarianism in the middle ages?

As well all know, when the Alchon Huns spread across central Asia into Persia and India, they were soundly defeated by Yashovarman at Sondhani.

Even prior horse archer based invaders such as the Indo Scythians were humbled by the Satvahanas at the end of the 1st century A.D.

India also managed to defend itself from the Arab Caliphates from 8th century A.D. - 9th century A.D. most notably at the Battle of Navsari (c. 719)

What kind of tactics did Indian rulers use to combat horse archers?

As well all know, when the Alchon Huns spread across central Asia into Persia and India, they were soundly defeated by Yashovarman at Sondhani.

Even prior horse archer based invaders such as the Indo Scythians were humbled by the Satvahanas at the end of the 1st century A.D.

India also managed to defend itself from the Arab Caliphates from 8th century A.D. - 9th century A.D. most notably at the Battle of Navsari (c. 719)

What kind of tactics did Indian rulers use to combat horse archers?

I'm curious as to why the British speak English, which we all know, is a language originating from the United States of America (hence we have English \[USA\] as the default setting on PCs).

Given the proximity to Scotland and Ireland, why do the British not speak Irish, Gaellic, or Welsh instead? Or maybe even German or Danish, given Nordic and Saxon influence in the early middle ages?

I'm surprised how English became so popular in Britain to the point where the term "Englishman" is used to describe a native of the said nation. Was the English language a part of the columbine exchange given that even famous writers like William Shakespeare began to adopt the English language?

Please help me clear my confusion in this regard. (PS: I sincerely apologise for my mediocre lexicon, I am not a native English speaker).