History of the South Asian subcontinent: during the Mughal empire period?

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during the Mughal empire period?

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Topic: during the Mughal empire period?

Posted By: Kashmiri
Subject: during the Mughal empire period?
Date Posted: 03-Apr-2007 at 16:55

during the Mughal empire periods were there any hindu empires??? i can't think of any, or atleast they were not powerful.

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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 03-Apr-2007 at 18:28

in the earlier era there were so many but in the shajahan and alimgir regime there were few .......

Posted By: K. V. Ramakrishna Rao
Date Posted: 03-Apr-2007 at 20:24

There had been many Kingdoms - Kadambas, Kakatiyas, Cholas, to mention a few.

The portrayal of India ruled by one or some dynasty from Delhi has been a medieval myth created by the vested historians.

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History is not what was written or is written, but it is actually what had happened in the past.

Posted By: Kashmiri
Date Posted: 03-Apr-2007 at 21:04

well mughals mostly ruled north india.

Posted By: Rajputana
Date Posted: 03-Apr-2007 at 22:47

It's safe to say that for 130 years or so (1530 - 1700) the Mughal Empire was ruling 80 - 90% of what is today India and Pakistan. Ever since the time of Babur rebellions broke out every now and then amongst hindu/muslim rulers where various states formed alliances against the Mughal authority such as Afghan/Maratha/Rajput/Jat/Sikh alliances. It was negotiations which decided the sway, not so much as a muslim/hindu war as it was about who granted more lands for support!

During the time of Babur, a Rajput-Afghan alliance formed under Rana Sangha and Mahmud Lodhi (son of Sikandar Lodhi) along with Hasan Khan Meywat. Babur had denounced all who fought against him as Kafirs and gave the war a religious flavour.

Babur makes a statement with regards to the undisciplined yet brave fighting style of the Afghans after the Battle of Khanua "Swordsmen though some Hindustanis maybe, most of them are unskilled in military move and stand, in soldierly counsel and procedure." -- Medieval India by Satish Chandra (p. 34-35)