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4 May, 6 tweets, 2 min read
I never understood why mythical folktales more fascinate to people rather than the actual cultural/historical achievements of any nation.

No one knows about great poets of Punjabi, Sufi culture of Punjab, cultural norms of Punjab, Rigveda and Vedic culture of five rivers

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world's first university was in Punjab, Porus resistance to Alexander, Buddhist culture of Taxila, Taanka Empire of Punjab, Lahore as cultural capital of Persainate world, Punjabi influence in establishment of Tughluq dynasty, Khokhars resistance to Amir Timur,
Janjua and Langah states, Syed dynasty of Delhi Sultanate was from Punjab, Gujarat Sultanate was founded by Punjabi migrants, Punjab as the crown jewel of Mughals, Sikh religion and empire, both Pakistani and Indian independence movements initiated from Lahore.
Likin agr kuch pta han to Dulla Bhati was real. He fought against Mughal Emperor Akbar. Even though we have not a single primary evidence of his existence. If he was so much great resistance then why Mughal records didn't mention about him.
Mughal were actually famous to mention their enemies from Rajputs to Sikh Gurus to Muslim Sultanates to Afghan rebellions to Marathas to local Muslim resistance. They mentioned about everyone.
This thread is not about someone specific, it is about general behavior of public towards history. People actually believe Emperor Akbar shifted his capital because of Dhulla Bhatti. I came across to this theory for second time.

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