why was sambhaji..son of shivaji the great tortured..had his eyes poked out with hot iron rods???? why were the sikh gurus tortured and killed????? you talk about persian kings...they were very unlike the mughals..they dint torture their enemies like this..i think thats wht cost them their land...thats why they fled persia..because of islamic torture and came to india..where they were given shelter by hindu kings and where they live to this day....