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?
Most Hindus like Akbar over Aurangzeb for his multi-ethnic court where Hindus were favored. Historian Shri Sharma states that while Emperor Akbar had 14 Hindu Mansabdars (high officials) in his court, Aurangzeb actually had 148 Hindu high officials in his court. (Ref: Mughal Government) But this fact is somewhat less known. It does not require much intelligence to understand the difference between 14 and 148. But when truth is hostage to bigotry, facts are substituted for fiction, 148 may appear to be smaller than 14 to disingenuous historians, and that is an unfortunate reality we face.
RE:THE GREAT MOGHUL EMPEROR - AURANGZEB
by Perv Sharma on Apr 01, 2007 03:53 PM Permalink
As a mullah U just don't understand again and again.
Aurangzeb was the choosen king. He forcefully grabbed the throne. In order to do so he needed the services of some of the Hindu generals. These Hindu Rajput generals had a large following of Military under them. Most of these Hindu Rajput Generals Grandpa's had been working under Akbar. Aurangzeb knew that he needed the support of these powerful Rajput Generals in order to establish himself as a king. Most of these Rajput Generals worked for Akbar who had established marital relations with these Traitors.
Once firmly established as a king - the methods he used to finish off these Generals is pretty well known.
RE:THE GREAT MOGHUL EMPEROR - AURANGZEB
by Perv Sharma on Apr 01, 2007 03:56 PM Permalink
Aurangzeb's first 20 years went to consolidate his regime. His last 25 to 20 years of his regretfull life were spent fighting the Marathas. This is one reason why Aurangzeb could not succeed in ethnically cleansing India. He had thought he would finish the Marathas like he had finished the Afganis. But, the Marathas were more than a Match for him. And in fact within 10 to 12 years after his death the Marathas were in control of Delhi(the mughal ruler had become a puppet ruler of Marathas).
