"What If This Empire Never Fell? Asia Would Look Completely Different"

What if the Pala Empire — the Buddhist superpower of Bengal — had never fallen? South Asia might be majority Buddhist today. Vikramashila University would be 200 years older than Oxford. And Bengal might be as famous as Rome. This is the alternate history of one of Asia's greatest forgotten empires. ⏱️ Chapters: 0:00 — Introduction 0:55 — Quick Recap: The Pala Empire 2:15 — What If #1: South Asia Stays Buddhist 4:00 — What If #2: The Universities Survive 5:30 — What If #3: The Political Map of Asia 7:00 — What If #4: Art and Culture 8:15 — Why Did It Actually Fall? 9:15 — Outro #PalaEmpire #AlternateHistory #WhatIf #ForgottenHistory #JitenScrolls #Buddhism #BengalHistory #AncientIndia