What made him ‘Akbar the Great’ was not the might of his armies alone, but the political architecture he built to sustain power over a subcontinent teeming with diversity.
BJP and its followers portray the Mughal era as a dark period while established historians highlight the glory of 'Great Mughals'. But no one compares Mughals with Europeans.
The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.
Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.
Author could have quoted Akbar on his view of Hindus or other non islamic religion followers .Either Akbar have not left any such legacy or the author is trying to put his own political correctness in Akbar`s account.
Akbar was not celebrated by Ulemas for his attitude of non hatred towards non muslims.He was an abberant in the sense that he did not qualified to be enough of muslim in islamist view point.Another member of the Mughal class, Dara Shikoh, met a tragic end and was declared to be kafir because of his open-minded and secular outlook.How many processions do we see by Muslims in today’s India celebrating Akbar and Dara Shikoh??I guess no one compares it with Aurenzheb. The author may further reveal what Akbar has had his historian write about Hindu practices and whether his Haram also included daughters taken as laundiyas in war.
Author could have quoted Akbar on his view of Hindus or other non islamic religion followers .Either Akbar have not left any such legacy or the author is trying to put his own political correctness in Akbar`s account.
Akbar was not celebrated by Ulemas for his attitude of non hatred towards non muslims.He was an abberant in the sense that he did not qualified to be enough of muslim in islamist view point.Another member of the Mughal class, Dara Shikoh, met a tragic end and was declared to be kafir because of his open-minded and secular outlook.How many processions do we see by Muslims in today’s India celebrating Akbar and Dara Shikoh??I guess no one compares it with Aurenzheb. The author may further reveal what Akbar has had his historian write about Hindu practices and whether his Haram also included daughters taken as laundiyas in war.
Hope the powers that be at NCERT see this excellent point of view. This is about nation building and understanding the actions of past.