Thread by @MumukshuSavitri

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Kabir Khan says that Mughals were the original nation-builders of Bharat & people should show historical evidence instead of calling them villains. Let’s explore the evidence to see how great the Mughals were as builders.

https://twitter.com/OpIndia_com/status/1430505235496292358?s=20

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To qualify as nation builders, Mughal literature should demonstrate evidence of knowledge of the science of building, architecture, construction techniques, engineering, etc. Pearsons CSAT Manual for UPSC aspirants gives a list of famous historical Mughal sources & treatises.

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This list has 30 most famous treatises of Mughal history & not one is about building anything. There are ruler’s chronicles, biographies, religion, military tactics, etc. But treatises on techniques of construction, building or architectural sciences on the list equal ZERO.

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One solitary book which describes existing buildings is the “Humayun Nama” which is a description of Mughal emperor Humayun’s administration, festivals & buildings. This book is NOT an architectural reference, construction manual or instructional treatise.

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Nation-building is defined as the process of constructing or structuring a national identity using the power of the regime to create physical infrastructure, architecture, institutions, and civic structures to concretize and serve public life & ensure the future of a nation.

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The Pearsons CSAT Manual also mentions the most important buildings created by Mughals. Not one of them is a civic structure, they are all palaces, fortresses or tombs for Mughal royalty's personal use or Islamic mosques (usually built on destroyed Hindu temples).

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Such Mughal buildings hardly fit the definition of nation-building. Is it possible to call Mughals nation builders when there is no evidence whatsoever of them having a continuous tradition of technical manuals describing architecture, construction techniques or concepts?

8. How then did Bharat manage to build architecture, gardens, engineering projects, palaces, forts, etc. during the era of the clueless Mughals? It was because the Hindus who lived here before Mughals ever existed had a timeless tradition of being the world's greatest builders

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Let's see what evidence exists of Hindu knowledge of construction & architecture. Here is a list of important building treatises by the Hindus, which still exist today from “A Sketch of Sanskrit Treatises on Architecture” by Acharya, Prasanna Kumar. (Oxford University)

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There are a mind-boggling 141 Hindu treatises which are completely or partially about the science of architecture & construction techniques - even after excluding the Puranas & manuscripts about decorating buildings. If we included those the list would be double the size!!

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Some of these treatises are at least 2500 years old by accepted standards. Archaeo-astronomical dating of Hindu texts by pioneers like @NileshOak, prove they’re actually far older than 14000 years. That’s the kind of timeless tradition that grand Nations are built upon.

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So the next time uninformed Bollywood ignoramuses preach that Mughals built this nation, when truth is - they utterly devastated & destroyed it, maybe they should read some real historical evidence & admit it was the Hindus who literally built Bharat with their hands.