Mughal-e-Azam Akbar commissioned a deadly siege on the grand temple of Nagarkot (Kangra), in 1573 C- a story of desecration when 200 cows were killed, shoes full of blood thrown on doors and walls, & 100s of brahmans massacred
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Akbar wrote a farman to Husain Quli, the ruler of Lahore, to siege Nagarkot, and hand it over to Birbar (Birbal?). The zealous raid, desecration, & massacre which followed killed the glory of Nagarkot, and it remains forgotten by most even today.
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No Bollywood movie on Akbar has even dared to hint at this massively suppressed event from Indian history.
Extract in the 1st tweet from the english translation of 'Muntakhab-At-Tawarikh', a chronicle of Akbar's reign, written in Persian by his contemporary (Al-Badaouni)
Extract in the 1st tweet from the english translation of 'Muntakhab-At-Tawarikh', a chronicle of Akbar's reign, written in Persian by his contemporary (Al-Badaouni)
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A thread on bigotry commissioned by Akbar, and how the glory of Nagarkot's temple was lost.
A thread on bigotry commissioned by Akbar, and how the glory of Nagarkot's temple was lost.
