The rise and fall of the Mughal Empire - Stephanie Honchell Smith
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Date: 2023-05-05
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Varad
A good effort from TED-Ed for Indian history. But you missed the contribution of the great Maratha empire, Sikh empire, Ahom empire in the decline of Mughal empire right from the reign of Aurangzeb. The Third battle of Panipat fought in 1761, Battle of Buxar, Battle of Plassey also played an important role in deciding the dying fate of Mughals. Finally, the Uprising of 1857 was a combined effort for independence from many different kingdoms across India including the Delhi based Mughal empire, the last Mughal emperor Bubar-II emerged as a face of the revolution, he was never the de-facto leader. I request TED-Ed to consider these facts while making any future video related to this topic. Thank you.
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A good effort from TED-Ed for Indian history. But you missed the contribution of the great Maratha empire, Sikh empire, Ahom empire in the decline of Mughal empire right from the reign of Aurangzeb. The Third battle of Panipat fought in 1761, Battle of Buxar, Battle of Plassey also played an important role in deciding the dying fate of Mughals. Finally, the Uprising of 1857 was a combined effort for independence from many different kingdoms across India including the Delhi based Mughal empire, the last Mughal emperor Bubar-II emerged as a face of the revolution, he was never the de-facto leader. I request TED-Ed to consider these facts while making any future video related to this topic. Thank you.
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Saurav
Lesser known facts: Even after the empire crumbled to Agra and Delhi, many Indian princely states such as Wodeyars, Arcot, Travancore etc payed tribute to Mughal Empire, they sent letters to the Emperor whenever there's a succession. Having the acknowledgement of Mughals was a matter of legitimacy to these rulers. Raja Ram Mohan Roy visited England as an ambassador of the Mughal Court. In 1700, when most part of the country was ruled by Mughals, India had a 24. 4 per cent world GDP share, higher than entire Europe's 23. 3 percent.
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Lesser known facts: Even after the empire crumbled to Agra and Delhi, many Indian princely states such as Wodeyars, Arcot, Travancore etc payed tribute to Mughal Empire, they sent letters to the Emperor whenever there's a succession. Having the acknowledgement of Mughals was a matter of legitimacy to these rulers. Raja Ram Mohan Roy visited England as an ambassador of the Mughal Court. In 1700, when most part of the country was ruled by Mughals, India had a 24. 4 per cent world GDP share, higher than entire Europe's 23. 3 percent.
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Krishnagopal
Subha Ke Takht Nasheen, Sham ko mujrim tehre. Hum ne pal bhar mein naseebo'n ko badalte dekha hai (In the morning I was enthroned, In the evening I was reduced to a prisoner. I have seen destiny turn in the fraction of a second). This heart-rendering couplet by the last Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar not only summarizes the individual downfall of an Emperor, but also the end of a great dynasty. This illustrates how empires rise and fall and glory which seems eternal, fades in a second.
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Subha Ke Takht Nasheen, Sham ko mujrim tehre. Hum ne pal bhar mein naseebo'n ko badalte dekha hai (In the morning I was enthroned, In the evening I was reduced to a prisoner. I have seen destiny turn in the fraction of a second). This heart-rendering couplet by the last Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar not only summarizes the individual downfall of an Emperor, but also the end of a great dynasty. This illustrates how empires rise and fall and glory which seems eternal, fades in a second.
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DHRUV
What a nice way to introduce a murderous empire, they were the one who destroyed our culture and forced it to be replaced with theirs, how inhumane it was when they just married hindus to grow their own empire and killed who refused.
In my opinion they came to loot indian culture and establish their culture
And here you are saying they brought wealth.
WHY ARE YOU ONLY SHOWING THE TOP OF THE ICEBERG
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What a nice way to introduce a murderous empire, they were the one who destroyed our culture and forced it to be replaced with theirs, how inhumane it was when they just married hindus to grow their own empire and killed who refused.
In my opinion they came to loot indian culture and establish their culture
And here you are saying they brought wealth.
WHY ARE YOU ONLY SHOWING THE TOP OF THE ICEBERG
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Healer
One of Babur's poems:
There is no escape from this misfortune,
Everything I did has been a mistake.
Made my way to India leaving my own Land,
Oh God, what to do, what a shame this all became
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Tole yo'qi jonimg'a balolig' bo'ldi,
Har ishniki ayladim xatolig' bo'ldi.
O'z Yerni qo'yib Hind sori yuzlandim,
Yo Rab, netayin, ne yuz qarolig' bo'ldi.
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One of Babur's poems:
There is no escape from this misfortune,
Everything I did has been a mistake.
Made my way to India leaving my own Land,
Oh God, what to do, what a shame this all became
Original:
Tole yo'qi jonimg'a balolig' bo'ldi,
Har ishniki ayladim xatolig' bo'ldi.
O'z Yerni qo'yib Hind sori yuzlandim,
Yo Rab, netayin, ne yuz qarolig' bo'ldi.
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Vipul
Alain Danielou in his book, Histoire de l Inde writes:
From the time Mughals started arriving, around 632 AD, the history of India becomes a long, monotonous series of murders, massacres, spoliations, and destructions. It is, as usual, in the name of a holy war of their faith, of their sole God, that the barbarians have destroyed civilizations, wiped out entire races.
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Alain Danielou in his book, Histoire de l Inde writes:
From the time Mughals started arriving, around 632 AD, the history of India becomes a long, monotonous series of murders, massacres, spoliations, and destructions. It is, as usual, in the name of a holy war of their faith, of their sole God, that the barbarians have destroyed civilizations, wiped out entire races.
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PATEL
You are white washing mughal image by hiding their cruelty and mass destruction and conversion. They came to loot India not to build architectural marvel. It is a false history you are teaching here.
Where are Maratha? How much it took to finally establish in India from thier native? What tactics they follow to acquire? This video doesn't answer any of these things.
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You are white washing mughal image by hiding their cruelty and mass destruction and conversion. They came to loot India not to build architectural marvel. It is a false history you are teaching here.
Where are Maratha? How much it took to finally establish in India from thier native? What tactics they follow to acquire? This video doesn't answer any of these things.
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ayuj
Ted ed didnt mention cruelty of Aurangzeb as he was the main cause of destruction of Mughal Empire administration. Shah Jahan was the architect of this empire while remaining emperors were weak after Auranagazeb's Death and also failed to mention conflict of Mughals vs Marathas. At times women in mughal court had limited access to education and administration power
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Ted ed didnt mention cruelty of Aurangzeb as he was the main cause of destruction of Mughal Empire administration. Shah Jahan was the architect of this empire while remaining emperors were weak after Auranagazeb's Death and also failed to mention conflict of Mughals vs Marathas. At times women in mughal court had limited access to education and administration power
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gunslinger
A very biased video where the creators only portray a few of the good things that were done on Indian soil just for the Mughal's benefit not for the native people of India, while conveniently brushing over the atrocities they committed against Indian people in the name of faith and governance. Great Job Ted!
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A very biased video where the creators only portray a few of the good things that were done on Indian soil just for the Mughal's benefit not for the native people of India, while conveniently brushing over the atrocities they committed against Indian people in the name of faith and governance. Great Job Ted!
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Nomadic
The Mughals (1526 1858) lost control of India in the 1700s, but many of the local rulers who replaced them were also Turks, at least until the British took over.
Chase, K. (2003. Conclusion. In Firearms: A Global History to 1700 (pp. 197-210. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
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The Mughals (1526 1858) lost control of India in the 1700s, but many of the local rulers who replaced them were also Turks, at least until the British took over.
Chase, K. (2003. Conclusion. In Firearms: A Global History to 1700 (pp. 197-210. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
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Rocking
As an indian i must say that these Mughals destroyed many hindu temples and exploited other religions
Fact: Khilji destroyed Nalanda University where scholars from all around the world come to study. The fire was set to around 9 million manuscripts which burnt for several weeks
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As an indian i must say that these Mughals destroyed many hindu temples and exploited other religions
Fact: Khilji destroyed Nalanda University where scholars from all around the world come to study. The fire was set to around 9 million manuscripts which burnt for several weeks
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namara
It's truly impressive how your video managed to completely ignore the fact that the Mughal emperors were responsible for some of the worst atrocities in Indian history. I guess it's much easier to ignore genocide and forced conversions when you're making a propaganda piece.
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It's truly impressive how your video managed to completely ignore the fact that the Mughal emperors were responsible for some of the worst atrocities in Indian history. I guess it's much easier to ignore genocide and forced conversions when you're making a propaganda piece.
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Govind
Its pathetic that this video does not show the reality of Hindu life under Mughal rule. He tortured, forcibly converted, and ruled with fear and division. Anyone who was not muslim was considered untrustworthy and he and his soldiers killed and graped Hindus.
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Its pathetic that this video does not show the reality of Hindu life under Mughal rule. He tortured, forcibly converted, and ruled with fear and division. Anyone who was not muslim was considered untrustworthy and he and his soldiers killed and graped Hindus.
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Ekam
A dull and scattered account with unimaginative graphics of the mighty Mughals that fails to emphasize most of their key achievements and chooses rather to present low-key facts that leave those who are unfamiliar with Mughal history not much better informed.
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A dull and scattered account with unimaginative graphics of the mighty Mughals that fails to emphasize most of their key achievements and chooses rather to present low-key facts that leave those who are unfamiliar with Mughal history not much better informed.
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Pranay
Strange to see the minor detail, of Jesuit priests unhappy in thier failure to convert Akbar, being mentioned while much of the atrocities of Aurangzeb ignored. In today's India it is the history mainly from Aurangzeb's time that lives in people's pshyche.
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Strange to see the minor detail, of Jesuit priests unhappy in thier failure to convert Akbar, being mentioned while much of the atrocities of Aurangzeb ignored. In today's India it is the history mainly from Aurangzeb's time that lives in people's pshyche.
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