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15 May, 5 tweets, 2 min read
Friar jordanus, a european x'tian missionary who was sent to India(1323CE) to perform mass conversions made the following observations of Indians

1) Never kill Cows

2) Will rather kill criminals who kill the Cow

3) Darker the skin of people, more beautiful they were considered
Friar odoric, another x'tian missionary who was in Kollam, Kerala around the same time (1321CE) makes the following observation on its people.

After 6 years Oxens would be retired from hard labor & worshipped. Such compassion...

Contrast with today's Kerala... What a fall..
Wang ta yuan, a Chinese traveler who was in India between the years 1330—1349 CE had the following to say on the people of Calicut, Kerala.

1) Trade was conducted in the most honest manner.

2) Cattle thieves were handed capital punishment.
The chinese traveler Ma Huan, who was in Calicut, Kerala in the 1450's says the then Nair king of Calicut made a pact with mohammedans that ensured that beef was NOT consumed in kingdom at any cost.

Note: Ma Huan's references to Buddha actually is a reference to Hindu deities.
Source : Foreign notices of South India by Prof KA Nilakantha Sastri.

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Evangelical vultures & their zeal to convert Hindus has remained the same for centuries. Here is a vulture Friar John of italy who was sent to India & China to convert natives in the 1290's. He spent around 13 months in India & boasts he baptized around 100 people here.
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You wanna finish off Hinduism as we know it? Strike at these two. Which is exactly what is happening. Never allow to be shamed. Especially on anything related to Gaumata.
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Sulaiman al-Tajir, the Persian merchant who traveled to both India & China sometime in the year 850 CE made some interesting observations on both countries.

He starts by saying India is twice the size of China, but not as densely populated. (1)
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Marco Polo, who traveled through the Pandyan kingdom in the 1290's describes people's hygiene habits.

1) Bath twice a day.
2) Always eat with right hand.
3) Never drink from other people's vessels.
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True. An example of this is Hoysala king Veera Ballala. When his capital Dwarasamudra was besieged by barbarian malik kafur, he was willing to trade anything in return for the safety of his people. Everything except his Yajnopavita. He chose to remain a Hindu & fight another day
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Duties of a ruler laid down by one of the greatest rulers of of Bharat, Shri Krishnadevaraya. All this is recorded in the Amuktamalyada.
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