Why did Muslim rule of India change over time?
muslim rule in india did wax , wane slightly.. strong due religious background. whenever, muslim king wanted capture hindu kingdoms, ask other muslim king in name of "jihad". particularly prominently seen during adil shah. (read battle of talikota.... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/battle_of_t... these iranian, arab or turkik kings have come achieve easy decisive victories against divided hindu kingdoms on india during islamic conquest of india @ time extended present day afghanistan bangladesh. hindu kingdoms unlike islamic ones not united religion., because never imagined or predicted islam such big threat. realized extent of threat when despite victory of muslim kings, indulged in mindless beheading, mass conversion of hindu women islam , keeping them additional wives, destroying 1000 year old hindu architectures.
muslim rule did have conflicts. rivalry, greed power. etc. many times rivalry between brothers , rivalry between father , son too.. aurangzeb 1 of last muslim rulers imprisoned father shahjahan , killed 3 of brothers. behavior of muslim rulers same during prophet muhammad's time.
in 1630's shivaji, hindu king came power deposing muslims in western india ie maharashtra state. based on centuries of experience of muslim rules, marathi people ie western india had developed strong sense of fightback spirit.. supported shivaji gain power. public support , idea of protecting hindus (from forced conversions , jizya taxes, sharia law etc, ) shivaji rapidly gained vast areas muslims, particularly western india. there waxing , waning of power of shivaji kingdom after death too. shivaji's successor, son sambhaji kidnapped other muslim kings revenge , eyes removed knife,... each day, bits of body cut off give him slow painful death.. such marathi people outside hear him scream. hindu kings did not practice such cruel techniques followed code of law adhering bhagwat gita asks treating captured soldiers humanely. , not legally keeping additional wives. after sambhaji, maratha kingdom rose again, .. regained huge areas of west , north india. marched towards delhi under muslim rule. however, because of lack of unity among hindu kings, northwestern hindu kings did not ally shivaji drive them out. muslims on hand, in name of jihad holy war, kings afghanistan , delhi came defeat marathas @ in battle of panipat (1761). long battle. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/battle_of_p...
battle.. world war 2, left both sides depleted financially , material wise.. marathas lost more men..
there vacuum of power decade.. when british arrived, read situation quick , consolidated. british east india company came power.. , british rule started...
books know are.... good... 1 legacy of muslim rule in india k.s. lal , ..also there books h. m. elliot , john dowson long...
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