#colonisation in india

[forgotten-bharat]

Let's talk about the idolized Aurangzeb. What he did and why is he considered great?

We will be focusing on the destruction of temples and hindu genocide done by him to debunk claims deny that this.

By the order of Aurangzeb (1645 AD) according to Mirãt-i-Ahmadî, Temple of Chintaman situated close to Sarashpur (Gujarat) and built by Sitaldas jeweller was converted into a mosque named Quwwat-ul-lslam (might of Islam) (1645 AD.) A cow was slaughtered to 'solemnize' the 'ceremony'.

Slaughtering a cow was a heinous choice, cow being one of the holiest animal in Hinduism. As well as, Hinduism prohibits animal slaughter, to do it right where their place of worship used to be where now stands a Mosque was simply to mock and destroy the souls of the indigenous population. The Pandits and Cows were always their main targets.

This was done before he even became the king, he was just a prince at this point.

When he became the king he sent Mir Jumla on an expedition to Cooch Bihar. Mir Jumla demolished ALL temples in that city and erected mosques in their stead. The general himself wielded a battle-axe to break the image of Narayana.

Mirãt-i-Ahmadî continues, In 1666 AD, he ordered the faujdar of Mathura to remove a stone railing which had been presented by Dara Shukoh to the temples of Keshav Rai. He explained: “In the Muslim faith it is a sin even to look at a temple and this Dara had restored a railing in a temple!”

You can still argue that Islamic Colonization simply had a political motif and not a religious one, if that would have been the case, none of the indigenous people would have been harmed, none of them would have been forcefully converted, their heritage would not have been destroyed right in front of their eyes, their schools and texts would have been burned. This is downright evil and was done in the name of Allah by all the Mughal tyrants.

“The richly jewelled idols taken from the infidel temples were transferred to Agra and placed beneath the steps leading to the Nawab Begum Sahib's (Jahanara's) mosque in order that they might be “pressed under foot by the true believers”. Mathura changed its name into Islamabad and was thus called in all official documents.”

In the same year, Sita Ram ji temple at Soron was destroyed as also the shrine of Devi Patan at Gonda. News came from Malwa also that the local governor had sent 400 troopers to destroy all temples around Ujjain.

According to Muraqat-i-Abul Hasan, civil officers, agents of jagirdars, karoris and amlas from Cuttack in Orissa to Medinipur in Bengal were instructed as follows:

“Every idol house built during the last 10 or 12 years' should be demolished without delay. Also, do not allow the crushed Hindus and despicable infidels to repair their old temples. Reports of the destruction of temples should be sent to the court under the seal of the qazis and attested by pious Shaikhs.”

(1672 AD) several thousand Satnamis were slaughtered near Narnaul in Mewat for which act of 'heroism' Radandaz Khan was tided Shuja'at Khan with the mansab of 3000 and 2000 horse.

(1675 AD) Guru Tegh Bahadur was tortured to death for his resistance against the forcible conversion of the Hindus of Kashmir. The destruction of gurudwaras thereafter is a well-known story which our secularists have succeeded in suppressing because the Akali brand Sikhs have been forging ties of friendship with Islam as against their parent faith, Hindu Dharma.

Mirãt-i-Ahmadî goes ahead: “On 6th January 1680 A.D. Prince Mohammad Azam and Khan Jahan Bahadur obtained permission to visit Udaipur. Ruhullah Khan and Yakkattaz Khan also proceeded thither to effect the destruction of the temples of the idolators. These edifices situated in the vicinity of the Rana's palace were among the wonders of the age, and had been erected by the infidels to the ruin of their souls and the loss of their wealth”. Pioneers destroyed the images. On 24th January the king visited the tank of Udayasagar.

His Majesty ordered all three of the Hindu temples to be levelled with the ground. On 29th January Hasan AN Khan made his appearance' and stated that “172 temples in the neighbouring districts had been destroyed.” His Majesty proceeded to Chitor on 22nd February.

Temples to the number of 63 were destroyed. Abu Tarab who had been commissioned to effect the destruction of idol temples of Amber, reported in person on 10th August that 66 temples had been levelled to the ground.’ The temple of Someshwar in western Mewar was also destroyed at a later date in the same year. It may be mentioned that unlike Jodhpur and Udaipur, Amber was the capital of a state loyal to the Mughal emperor.

Khafi Khan records in his Muntakhab-ul-Lubab: ‘On the capture of Golconda, the Emperor appointed Abdur Rahim Khan as censor of the city of Haiderabad with orders to put down infidel practices and innovations, and destroy the temples and build mosques on the sites.’ That was in 1687 AD. In 1690 AD, he ordered destruction of temples at Ellora, Trimbakeshwar, Narasinghpur, and Pandharpur.

Aurangzeb also destroyed, Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Kashi, Uttar Pradesh - which considered as the most scared hindu temple and land.

In 1698 AD, the story was repeated at Bijapur. According to Mirat-i-AhmadT: 'Hamidud-din Khan Bahadur who had been deputed to destroy the temples of Bijapur and build mosques there, returned to court after carrying out the order and was praised by the Emperor.' As late as 1705 AD, two years before he died, 'the emperor, summoning Muhammad Khalil and Khidmat Rai, the darogha of hatchet-men' ordered them to demolish the temple of Pandharpur, and to take the butchers of the camp there and slaughter cows in the temple.' Cow-slaughter at a temple site was a safeguard against Hindus rebuilding it on the same spot.

The saddest part is, all of this information, the bloodiest part of Indian History is never shown to the people, they grow up learning, Mughals were great emperors that built great things. When none of that holds any ounce of truth. It should be said without any censorship, these tyrants destroyed the culture, tradition and religions of India.

With all this information, if you're still defending these tyrants, if you still "want them around", if you still insist "it wasn't that bad", you absolutely do not care about "human rights", every activism you take part in is just performative. And I do not respect you or your opinion on any social issue.

#aurangzeb #mughal empire #hinduphobia #ancient india #colonisation in india #temple destruction #mughal invasion #hindublr #hindu temples #pseudo secularism #hindu genocide

[amadeus-lmao]

I'm not mourning the queen AT ALL. She directly benefited from the colonization of Yemen, India, Ireland, Rwanda, Uganda, the Maori, Scotland, Pakistan, the Indigenous of Australia and North and South America etc. A lot of you are real fucking quiet about how they were treated. Her and the rest of the monarchy weren't just some "pop icon" their actions had consequences and the world lives through it. Call me disrespectful all you want, the rest of the royalty can cry with all the money and artifacts they stole.

#queen Elizabeth #colonisation #Ireland #yemen #scotland #india #Pakistan #rwanda #maori

[dead-leaves]

Congratulations to all the teams for defeating the colonisers at their own game.

#cricket world cup 2023 #cricket #indian cricket team #cwc23 #cwc 2023 #india #new zealand cricket #south africa #australia #Pakistan #afghanistan #netherlands #bangladesh #sri lanka #england #england cricket #afghanistan cricket #cricket world cup #colonialism #colonisers #colonizers #english cricket #a heartiest #fuck you #bcci #iccworldcup #icc #virat kohli #desi #desiblr

[inklingm8]

Arabs are colonisers and should be labelled as such

#arabs are colonisers #muslims are colonisers #Jews are indigenous to Judea #Hindus are indigenous to India #Druze are indigenous to the Golan and Galilee #Assyrians are indigenous to Assyria #Kurds are indigenous to Kurdistan #Armenians are indigenous to Armenia #Samaritans are indigenous to Samaria #Greeks are also indigenous to Anatolia #and many MANY MORE #israel #jumblr #hindublr #israelblr

[g0j0s]

before india was colonised by the west women didn’t wear blouses. they either covered their breasts with the drape of their sari or didn’t cover at all. the populace didn’t consider it a taboo, it was a natural phenomenon: the body of a woman, the life giver & the feeder.

however, after the Britishers arrived and saw how the women of india dressed, they were appalled. they called it shameful behaviour and forced them to cover up since, “women aren’t supposed to dress so immodestly.”

hence, the sexualisation of the local women began with lecherous eyes running up and down their bodies constantly, they were forced to cover themselves more. when high-class, elite Indian women were denied entry in public places because of the “obscene” attire they were enraged by the persistent insults and resorted to the only solution in their hands, the blouse.

so, the invention of the Indian blouse, directly inspired by the clothing style of the British women took place.

for a community that was labelled regressive and barbaric by the invaders and the terms are even tossed around today, the history of oppression is rarely talked about.

#desi tumblr #desiblr #desi tag #desi aesthetic #desi poetry #india #colonisation #indiansaree #indianclothing #indian women #indian dark academia #indian literature #indian tumblr

[youliveveryday]

Why Palestinians don't engage in peace talks.

#israel #palestine #colonisation #france #germany #japan #india #korea #free palestine #israel apartheid #war

[loki-zen]

The guy who made that 'We Hunted The Mammoth' website was right that here lies a truly iconic bad discourse line - but more than anything about hunting specifically, or even gender stuff specifically, it's that particular usage of "we" (and analogous usages of 'you' and 'they') is a decent chunk of what is Wrong with how we think and talk about more or less everything.

#if u examine the date on my UK birth certificate I think you'll find i have an alibi for the colonisation of India #and so on

[forgotten-bharat]

Inquisition Pillar (Haatkatro Khamb)

Located in Old Goa, India. A lone standing pillar of Shiva Temple, Shree Saptakoteshwar that existed during the reign of the Kadamba dynasty, dating back to the 12th century, which was demolished by the Portuguese during their invasion in the 1500s.

Portuguese demolished several temples and used it's relics to decorate their own windows, door frames etc.

This Pillar is one of the many monuments that witnessed atrocities prevailed on Hindus during foreign invasions.

As the name, “Haatkatro” translated to “where hands were chopped”, this pillar was used to chop the hands of thousands (~80k) of Hindus who refused conversion to Christianity and fought against heinous oppression by the Portuguese. 50% of them were Goan Brahmins.

The person who ordered this was Francis Xavier. Hilariously, Hathkatro Khamb is the same place where Christians hold fairs for Xavier, who is regarded as a “Saint” by them. He is rewarded for his brutality and success in conversions.

Several hundreds of Goan Hindus fought against tyrant Portuguese regime with immense bravery, and hence should be remembered as such.

#goa india #portuguese #ancient india #colonisation in india #hinduism #hindublr #desiblr #forced conversion #christian missionaries #hindu temples #hinduphobia #sanatan dharma

[sans-is-bi]

Cataloguing world history

#history #world politics #ww2 #ww1 #you think you know how bad colonisation was growing up in india and then you reqd history and realise how bad it really was

[l-wandering-etranger]

why is it always the countries with the gayest histories that have the most anti LGBTQ+ rights like bruh your ancestors would be so dissapointed smh

#just tagging the countrys i can think of on the spot #India #japan #egypt #russia #but like during a vague “there aint a law criminalising it but also not a law decriminalising it so go off ig?” #china #korea #england #at one point #Britain #lgbtqia #lgbtq comunity #LGBTQIA+ #lgbtq #lgbtq history #lgbtqplus #lgbtqiia+ #and this is pre colonisation ancestors too #philippines

[lulu-cat-princess]

If the free (insert country of choice) hashtag existed in when the ghosts where alive:

Humphrey: Free Netherlands

Kitty: Free New York, Free Massachusetts, Free New Hampshire, Free New Jersey, Free Pennsylvania, Free Delaware, Free Virginia, Free North and South Carolina, Free Georgia, Free Connecticut

Thomas: Free countries that is under Napoleon’s Rule, Free Ireland, Free countries that are Spanish colonies in North and South America, Free Brazil

Fanny: Free Ireland, Free India

The captain: Free countries that are under German and Japanese control, Free India

Pat: Free East Germany

Julian: Free Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania

#bbc ghosts #colonisation #american revolutionary war #Eighty Years' War #Irish Rebellion of 1798 #ussr #ireland #India #napoleonic wars #ww2 #Baltic Way #east germany

[signed-manny]

So...do we get our jewels back? Can we expect the Kohinoor diamond in express post or...

#queen elisabeth #queens death #british colonisation #india #desi #rip i guess but irdc #plus charles and that bitch camilla are taking over #fuck this shit i'm out