Two of the highest ranked generals, Jaswant Singh and Jaya Singh, in Aurangzeb%u2019s administration were Hindus. Other notable Hindu generals who commanded a garrison of two to five thousand soldiers were Raja Vim Singh of Udaypur, Indra Singh, Achalaji and Arjuji. One wonders if Aurangzeb was hostile to Hindus, why would he position all these Hindus to high positions of authority, especially, in the military, who could have mutinied against him and removed him from his throne?
RE:AURANGZEB - GREAT EMPEROR OF INDIA
by Secular Indian on Mar 16, 2007 03:16 AM Permalink
Temples in Jaswant Singh's kingdom were all destroyed once he died. So what's your point ? So Aurangzeb was simply biding his time.
RE:AURANGZEB - GREAT EMPEROR OF INDIA
by Perv Sharma on Mar 16, 2007 04:29 AM Permalink
Jaswant and Jaya Singh's fathers were counted as counted traitors by many hindus.
Mike you are gone nuts. Aurangzeb didn't come like Ghanzvi rather he wanted to live and rule in India. Which meant he had make friends with some powerful Rajput kings to continue his military expansions. Read the history the moment some of this generals died. How their provinces were treated.
Moreover, going by population wise, the Hindus were under-represented whereas the Muslims given over - representation.
Great Emperor of India- you must be fooling. This chap was made to go round and round by Marathas for 25 years of his 50 years as king of Delhi. At the end he died a lost man, a lost king in Maharashtra.
The bristishers initially too had a large muslims in their army. Where they able to retaliate to overthrow.
Today, the Indian Army is in Majority, are they able to stop genocide of KAshmiri Hindus. Can this Army give protection to Kashmiri Hindus.
It's a different story if you come from Afganistan only with the sole purpose of looting, killing and then running back.
The Muslims who followed the policy of Aurangzeb before Akbar lasted a few years in Delhi. Don't forget Akbar's father was thrown away and made to run helter shelter.
Only Akbar realised how to live a settled live. He knew he had to make peace with some important rulers.
This was utilised by Aurangzeb to achieve his agaenda.
