They tried to appropriate the kshatriya-led dharmas of Buddhism and Jainism, these were not pacifist movements as is portrayed: nor were they related to "Empire Building"
The original relationship is best seen in Japan in that between the Samurai and Zen.
The caste histories of the Gangetic-valley Kshatriyas was hidden: this was the reason behind propagation of the second AIT of the Sakas: that there are no kshatriya elements extant in Gangetic valley. With concretization of perception, this linguistic-level "truth" was also accepted as the true dynamic of kshatriyata.
The AITists always support the fake Saka history, but there are also those who reject AIT but vouch by the Saka invasion. These latters promote a type of internal demilitarization, and it gets propagated generally due to the concretization of perception.
The original relationship is best seen in Japan in that between the Samurai and Zen.
The caste histories of the Gangetic-valley Kshatriyas was hidden: this was the reason behind propagation of the second AIT of the Sakas: that there are no kshatriya elements extant in Gangetic valley. With concretization of perception, this linguistic-level "truth" was also accepted as the true dynamic of kshatriyata.
The AITists always support the fake Saka history, but there are also those who reject AIT but vouch by the Saka invasion. These latters promote a type of internal demilitarization, and it gets propagated generally due to the concretization of perception.