iation : ▁ ▁Pakistan ▁as ▁inher itor ▁state ▁to ▁the ▁Islam ic ▁political ▁powers ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁Some ▁Pak ist ani ▁national ists ▁state ▁that ▁Pakistan ▁is ▁the ▁successor ▁state ▁of ▁Islam ic ▁emp ires ▁and ▁kingdom s ▁that ▁ruled ▁the ▁region ▁for ▁almost ▁a ▁combined ▁period ▁of ▁one ▁mill en ni um , ▁the ▁emp ires ▁and ▁kingdom s ▁in ▁order ▁are ▁Abb as id , ▁Gh az nav id ▁Empire , ▁G hor id ▁Kingdom , ▁Del hi ▁Sultan ate ▁and ▁M ug hal ▁Empire . ▁Pakistan ' s ▁imperial ▁past ▁compos es ▁possibly ▁the ▁largest ▁segment ▁of ▁Pak ist ani ▁national ism . ▁▁ ▁H indu ▁national ists ▁have ▁the ▁same ▁per ception ▁of ▁Pakistan ' s ▁longer ▁history , ▁ ▁journalist ▁Eric ▁Marg olis ▁precis ing ▁that ▁" to ▁H indu ▁national ists , ▁even ▁the ▁continued ▁existence ▁of ▁Pakistan ▁constit utes ▁a ▁threat ▁to ▁the ▁Indian ▁union , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁pain ful ▁aff ront ▁to ▁their ▁sense ▁of ▁national ▁importance ▁and ▁a ▁gall ing ▁rem inder ▁of ▁their ▁h ated ▁historical ▁enemy , ▁the ▁Muslim ▁M og ul ▁Empire ." ▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁same ▁way , ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁during ▁the ▁demol ition ▁of ▁the ▁Bab ri ▁Mas j id ▁a ▁H indu ▁national ist ▁mob ▁was ▁heard ▁chant ing ▁" B ab ur ▁ki ▁sant an , ▁j ao ▁Pakistan ▁ya ▁Q ab rist an ! ▁( Desc end ants ▁of ▁Bab ur , ▁go ▁to ▁Pakistan ▁or ▁the ▁gra vey