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Re: RSS on their Conversion Assignment!

@Southie

Having said that, I still get the following

Akbar was more tolerant of other faiths. Yes. He was brutal in the battlefield. But his tax system was fair.

The video states that Aurangzeb only “damaged” temples to send a political message. The damage was not for religious reasons. I don’t buy that. The video doesn’t offer any documentation to back that up. Just a statement.

To be fair, the video does state we take what we are biased to take from history.

The interesting portion for me was that Aurangzeb had to do cost cutting since the empire was declining. He himself was buried in a simple plot.

The video does.indicate his rule imposed Shariah on everyone. So it looks like it is justified for Hindus to look less favorably on his tenure.

Here are some other oppinions on Aurangzeb and his relations with Hindus.
Aurangzeb’s Policies Towards Hindus
Did you know that Aurangzeb was the first to outlaw the practice of Sati in 1666, long before the British?

His benevolence in donating land for Hindu temples is glossed over. The Someshwar Nath Mahadev temple in Allahabad, Jangum Badi Shiva temple in Banaras, Umanand temple in Gauhati, and many more temples were the beneficiaries of land allotment by Aurangzeb.
He is also credited with having even more Hindus in high position in court then Akbar.
Aurangzeb, Bigoted Ruler or Something Else ?
contrary to those who portray him as one who would destroy them. Temples in the deccan for example, where he made multiple military forays, remained untouched.

So Aurangzeb remains a controversial figure, but I dont think he was the tyrant many make him out to be..
Here is a good balanced article on Aurangzeb:

MANAS | UCLA Social Sciences Computing