The cost of defeat in a Civilizational war is oblivion. Once you are defeated and converted, the next generation doesn& #39;t identify with the defeated civilization/tribe and then nobody is left to fight for it. It& #39;s forgotten, you get no do over. Ex: Zoroastrians of Persia
The reasons Hindus still exist are:
1- Demography: We had the numbers on our side n they couldn& #39;t convert all of us
2- Courageous ancestors: Even the most down trodden of our ancestors never gave up. Chose to pay Jiziya but did not convert out
3- Warriors: people who fought back
1- Demography: We had the numbers on our side n they couldn& #39;t convert all of us
2- Courageous ancestors: Even the most down trodden of our ancestors never gave up. Chose to pay Jiziya but did not convert out
3- Warriors: people who fought back