1. Aurangzeb Chief Commanders and Higher Rank Army Officers all were Hindus. 2. The Head of Treasury top position Holding by Two Hindus. 3. In the Akbar period there was only 14 Mansab dars in the Judicial Court government. In the Aurangzeb Government there were 148 Mansabdar higher Judicial Officers. try to read.
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by JATIN HALDANKAR on Mar 12, 2007 12:34 AM Permalink
Employing hindus in hindu dominated india .. could mean it provide administrative ease and political gain (to counter rebellion/revolt by hindus ) .how does employing few hindus at higher positions (may be because of thier capability) establishes aurangzeb's secular credentials ?..how does it prove that he was tolerant and not religous bigot ...? how does it prove that he never destroyed temples ?? Why are your showing disregard to moghul historian ? if they are saying/recorded that they destroyed temples then they must have !!!
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by Secular Indian on Mar 12, 2007 04:04 AM Permalink
Most were in administrative positions and they had to be given a nominal position in the Mughal army for status and pay. The other reason was that the Mughals needed to incorporate the rajahs so that they could collect the taxes. This in no way detracts from Aurangzebs bigotry, killing of Hindus and forced conversion of Islam. He created the conditions in his empire for the (forced) proselytizing of Islam and its spread by the sword.
If Islam hadn't been spread by the sword from it's earliest days it would have been still-born.
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by subbu on Mar 12, 2007 11:35 AM Permalink
Mind only a handful of British ruled India with ourown people!Does that mean they were secular-not at all.In fact The christian missionories thrived under thier rule.In fact they had a minister in each region for systematically convert Hindus and muslims to christianity! By the byI want to know if Your Allah ia man or a woman?Is he an arab and ifso where he is hiding himself.If he is so powerful why this Mohammed ran from mecca even when he was possesed by allah!You say you should worship idols,but when u are praying you are praying the Air around you!So you can pray gas butnot any solid material!What a logic!
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by alok kumar on Mar 12, 2007 08:48 AM Permalink
Apparently, all of those Hindus converted in to Islam later... so much for Hindu lover Aurangzeb. Rather than denouncing a bad soul, I feel pity on people who defend him just because he was another muslim...
