Re: Most Persecuted Religions in History
The invaders came , looted, settled and integrated into society but were brutal. But in the case of muslim invasions, there was religious persecution an element that was not common to the subcontinent along with the looting and of course no integration with local cultures and religions. Instead people were “encouraged” to adopt the beliefs of the oppressors and in many cases massacred when they refused. The looting was not just economic but also spiritual in nature. The scale of killing that had been documented has not been done with the other invasions. That is why it is believed to be worse. Like I mentioned in my last post, India was an economic and educational powerhouse. You can deny that many scientific and mathematical texts were translated into various languages. India was famous for its mathematicians. Bhaskara, Varahamihira, Aryabhata,Brahmagupta, sridhara etc all flourished between 5th-11th century AD. Most of them had royal patronages to promote scientific thought and learning. The barbaric muslim invasions killed many learned men and scientists along with destroying houses of learning and it has been chronicled.
After the entry of Mughals, they ruled a large part of India, but finished off the education system and brought India into the dark ages. At the same time, the south which was not under mughal influence continued to produce more mathematicians and other other scientists. There was also a school of mathematics in Kerala established by Madhava one of the best scientists medieval India ever produced.