Swara Bhaskar's open letter to Bhansali on Padmaavat - Page 12

Originally posted by: anjs

Honestly that is the truth... Indian Kings were not as shrewd and cunning generals as the Invaders, thats Why so many Invaders attacked Indian kingdoms and walked away with all the jewels and precious gems.

Believe it or not, India was very rich and full of gems n gold once upon a time as we had lots of gold and gem's mines, and that is what attracted the Invaders more.

Originally posted by: Aahana-

Akbar wasn't the fairest, he was just the fairest in that lot of rulers. And the soldiers in the Mughal armies were as infamous as their kings in such matters. I am not a begot but the fact remains that the Mughals, turks, Mongols were extremely barbaric and fought wars and lived life with absolutely no rules.

On the other hand, the Rajput kings were extremely stupid to have adhered to their Rajput principles in face of such enemies. No wonder they kept losing.

@red : yea, thats what i meant, Fairest of the muslim leaders...but if even his soldiers attempted raping the dead bodies, then i can only imagine how worse Khilji's soldiers must be.

Indian kings were too principled following rules from centuries ago, thinking that the whole world follows the same principles.

I think the Maratha's were the only ones to successfully hold fort during those times. Shivaji started it and the Peshwas continued it very gloriously. It's said that Aurangzeb died a bitter, unsatisfied death as he could never catch hold of Shivaji and despite keeping his son, Sambhaji captive could never convert him and take the Maratha empire.

Originally posted by: Aahana-

I think the Maratha's were the only ones to successfully hold fort during those times. Shivaji started it and the Peshwas continued it very gloriously. It's said that Aurangzeb died a bitter, unsatisfied death as he could never catch hold of Shivaji and despite keeping his son, Sambhaji captive could never convert him and take the Maratha empire.

The Maratha empire fell only with the advent of the British.

Originally posted by: anjs

@red : yea, thats what i meant, Fairest of the muslim leaders...but if even his soldiers attempted raping the dead bodies, then i can only imagine how worse Khilji's soldiers must be.

Indian kings were too principled following rules from centuries ago, thinking that the whole world follows the same principles.

Originally posted by: cricketfan1

Yes...the so called Rajput 'aan baan and shaan' nonsense is all true...and which is what has made the invaders take advantage of those stupid fools and reduce them into ashes...

My grandfather used to tell us a story about how these invaders found out the Hindu sentiment about cows and used herds of them as sheilds and walked straight in...And these stupid fools used to just stand there totally transfixed not knowing what to do, since they cannot kill the cows and get to these men! 😕

Take Prithviraj Chauhan for instance, the guy had a chance to protect his land by killing Gajni at least twice, but no! Instead he chose to die a gruesome dishonorable death at the end while also surrendering his kingdom in the most stupidest way possible!

Originally posted by: Eggon_Snow

Very true.

The Maratha ulcer as they call it was in part responsible for the destruction of the Mughal empire. Unlike in the case of Rajputs, the Maratha's pride and valour is atleast justified.

Bajirao - 1 (of Bajirao Mastani fame) never lost a battle in his life. He was renowned as the fighting Peshwa and was the first Maratha to sack Delhi.

Originally posted by: Eggon_Snow

Very true.

The Maratha ulcer as they call it was in part responsible for the destruction of the Mughal empire. Unlike in the case of Rajputs, the Maratha's pride and valour is atleast justified.

Bajirao - 1 (of Bajirao Mastani fame) never lost a battle in his life. He was renowned as the fighting Peshwa and was the first Maratha to sack Delhi.

that's true... Shivaji's Father was a general with the Nizam, but Shivaji's Mother Jijamata wanted a Marathi kingdom as the Nizam were brutal on the Maratha citizen, so from childhood Shivaji was trained towards seeking a maratha kingdom. LAter he used Guerilla Warfare and built his own empire.

But Peshwa's were the ministers of Maratha Kings, but later became the rulers. Though they were brahmins originally, the later ones became good strategist and leading warriors.

Nanasaheb Peshwa extended his empire till North-West, East and Central India, even till Peshawar.