The newest episode of Marvels “What if…?” sounds lit. I love sci-fi!
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“If the Mughals were at their prime the British would have started speaking Urdu.”
— uses the literary device called hypothetical conditional or more precisely, counterfactual conditional.
Why?
- A hypothetical (or counterfactual) statement talks about something that did not happen, imagining an alternative history.
- It uses “if” to set up a situation that is contrary to reality.
- Here, the Mughals were not at their prime when the British arrived — and the British did not start speaking Urdu — but you’re imagining what could have happened if history were different.
In short:
The literary device is a counterfactual conditional.
Other devices you could also argue are lightly present:
- Hyperbole (exaggeration for effect — it dramatizes how powerful the Mughals could have been).
- Historical irony (if you view it as showing how different history might have been).
Would you like me to give you a few famous examples of counterfactual conditionals from literature or famous speeches too? They can help you spot them faster! 📖.
I understood what you said perfectly.
But they werent, hence they got colonized, thus creating the historical connection between India and UK, and its useless to base any argument about India vehicle placement within WT on hypothethical scenario where India never lost to the Brits.
But a historical connection isn’t enough, there needs to be a cultural, political, and military connection, and Canada + Australia are way better choices for that.
Mughals was more of a Persian led Muslim speaking nation rather than a Indian nation like you’ve mentioned, faking history is pretty harmful.
It’s comparable to saying that the Mongols were a Iraqi nation because they held territory there
The first leader of the Mughals had Turco-Mongol lineage and the offical language of the Mughals was Persian not Urdu.
They were therefore closer to Iran, Central Asia, Mongolia and Pakistan rather to India
Thats funny since you think India in Israel, despite not sharing any of the aforementioned, is less out of place than India in UK.
Because Israel and India have a close Military and Political relationship
Maybe the first leaders but they still cared about India’s economic development