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Originally Posted by Tronic
digvijay,
I do agree with what Jasjit is saying, although I do applaud you for the dedication you have put into this; you have constantly shown a Hindu vs. Islam war. In reality, the war was fought against the Sultanate (primarily during Aurengzeb) who forcefully tried to convert India's population to Islam by the sword. However, Aurangzeb's own grandfather, i.e. Akbar, was a liberal king. He was a secular monarch, so the credit must be given where it belongs. Yes, Islamic rulers have commited some of the world's largest massacres and atrocities in India but lest I remind you that even during the struggle against the Sultanate, there were many Muslims who were actually helping the Sikh armies against the Mughals. Even Guru Nanak's lifelong friend and accomplice was a Muslim.
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Tronic,
Jasjit is wrong. Akbar killed 30,000 (yes 30 thousand) unarmed civilians after the siege of chittor becuase they refused to convert. Our marxist historians have left no stone unturned in portraying these rulers as benevolent when the truth is quite opposite.
And do not take a few instances of help etc to signify a rule.
Are you a sikh?
-Digvijay