William Dalrymple (historian) quote: India has always had a strange way with her conquerors. In defeat, she beckons them in, then slowly seduces, assimilates ...

India has always had a strange way with her conquerors. In defeat, she beckons them in, then slowly seduces, assimilates and transforms them.

~ William Dalrymple (historian) ~

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