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Iconoclasm and violence was not restricted to the "initial centuries"
It was a constant theme starting from the conquest of Sindh in early 8th century to the late Aurangazeb period (early 1700s)
Iconoclasm and violence was not restricted to the "initial centuries"
It was a constant theme starting from the conquest of Sindh in early 8th century to the late Aurangazeb period (early 1700s)
There is a tendency to view the Sultanate period as one of unadulterated barbarism, and to regard the Mughals as something finer. The patrons of Ganga-Jamuna Tehzeeb, so to speak
Not quite true.
Not quite true.
The Jizya abolition is much talked about but that was a brief phase - from 1580s till about 1670s if I am not wrong
For much of the rest of the centuries, Jizya was in force
For much of the rest of the centuries, Jizya was in force
Even Iconoclasm is not merely an old memory from the Khilji age
It persisted in practically every century
The demolition of the great Varanasi temples (be it Bindu Madhava or Vishvanath) was in the late 1600s.
Not 1300s
It persisted in practically every century
The demolition of the great Varanasi temples (be it Bindu Madhava or Vishvanath) was in the late 1600s.
Not 1300s
