The real prelude that eventually birthed the grand Vijayanagara Empire has to be understood accurately to get the full context of its rise and dominance. This context is known as the Age of Resistance.
In the final episode of this series, we get an eyewitness account of the kind of houses Jahangir's nobles built, the typical menu of the food they ate and the pathetic condition of their concubines.
A vivid and heart-rending description of the wretched life of the common people in Jahangir's kingdom. Extortion, unpaid, labour, and rampant exploitation were the characteristic traits of his regime.
In this episode covering Jahangir's appalling regime, Pelsaert gives vivid details of the shocking manner in which ordinary citizens were pushed to starvation, and how the entire administration was filled with corrupt Kazis and pleasure-loving governors.
In this episode of the series on Jahangir's regime, we notice Pelsaert's description of the appalling lifestyle and addictions of Jahangir, exploding several myths.
This is the first part of a series describing the Muslim society, culture, and lifestyle of Agra during Jahangir's rule. It is an eyewitness account of a Dutch merchant stationed in the city for seven years starting from 1618.
A deliberately hidden fact of the history of alien Muslim invasions into India is how, on several occasions, Hindus across India displayed vigorous national unity against a common enemy. The poorer class worked feverishly at the spinning wheel or as hired labourers to be able to send something to th
Alien Muslim invaders of India gained impressive successes owing to the repeated treachery of some Hindu chiefs and the short-sightedness of even powerful Hindu emperors.
The eight hundred-year-long Muslim rule caused the comprehensive decay of the ancient and sacred Sanatana civilisation. The lifestyle of the Muslim aristocracy during this period ensured that no new knowledge was produced in India, once the global centre of learning and education.
