Islamic History of India

Essays

Cowardice, Servility, Sleaze and Shamelessness: A Brief Profile of Shah Alam II

Cowardice, Servility, Sleaze and Shamelessness: A Brief Profile of Shah Alam II

Shah Alam II, the 11th descendant of Aurangzeb singlehandedly ruined whatever was left of the Mughal Empire. It is a truly deplorable story.

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Ever Heard of Jhain? This is what Jalal-ud-din Khalji did to it

Ever Heard of Jhain? This is what Jalal-ud-din Khalji did to it

This is the little-known story of a Jhain, a prosperous town in medieval Rajasthan, heartlessly obliterated by Jalal-ud-din Khalji. Now it is known as the Chhan village.

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Here it is: A Ready Reckoner of Aurangzeb’s Industrial-Scale Temple Destructions

Here it is: A Ready Reckoner of Aurangzeb’s Industrial-Scale Temple Destructions

A partial list of Hindu Temples destroyed by the Mughal king Aurangzeb

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A Portrait of Desolation: Bihar and Bengal in the Aftermath of the Barbarian Bakhtiyar Khalji’s Jihad

A Portrait of Desolation: Bihar and Bengal in the Aftermath of the Barbarian Bakhtiyar Khalji’s Jihad

The first part of a series narrating the savage destruction of southern Bihar and Bengal by Bakhtiyar Khalji, responsible for wrecking the Nalanda University and annihilating Buddha Dharma from Bharatavarsha.

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When the Unclean Turushka Ala-ud-din Khalji Ravished Vidisha

When the Unclean Turushka Ala-ud-din Khalji Ravished Vidisha

How Ala-ud-din Khalji heartlessly destroyed the ancient cultural city and commercial hub Vidisha.

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Jaitra Simha Rawal: The Forgotten Hindu Hero who Singlehandedly Saved South India for Half a Century

Jaitra Simha Rawal: The Forgotten Hindu Hero who Singlehandedly Saved South India for Half a Century

Jaitra Simha Rawal was the fierce Hindu Hero who singlehandedly stopped the Delhi Sultanate's southward expansion and saved the Deccan and south India for about half a century.

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Turushka-Danda: A Hindu Fiscal Response to Early Islamic Invasions

Turushka-Danda: A Hindu Fiscal Response to Early Islamic Invasions

A little-known fact of Hindu history that shows how the mighty Gahadavala Empire built a solid deterrent against alien Islamic invasions using a fiscal measure called the Turushka-Danda.

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