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<p>[QUOTE="1934 Wreath Crown, post: 4872922, member: 76965"]It all depends on WHO wrote history and for WHOSE consumption. Till 30-40 years ago Alfred the Great was portrayed as a courageous if somewhat reluctant warrior hero who united England. Yet modern historians now portray him as a selfish weakling who exploited the bravery and honour of others and connived to retain his power base and throne.</p><p><br /></p><p>The local Indian landed gentry were exploiting the poorer peasants under their control (and are even to this day) and again plotted against Delhi to cause a famine. There was no natural reason for food shortages in that fertile area around Delhi. As for his policy of integrating the locals, hitherto an unprecedented practice, to project it as a divide and rule policy is rather unfair.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also if you follow developments, the Taj Mahal according to recent theories was never built by Shah Jahan but rather a Rajput Hindu king whom Shah Jahan duped into selling his property, the Muslim rulers/kings/emperors never won a single battle without resorting to treachery and bribery or were just plain lucky because the other guys war elephant bolted from the battlefield. Wow that's 800 years of being damn lucky and being able to fool an entire population don't you think!!!</p><p><br /></p><p>Who united the hundreds of warring princely states to make a unified greater sub-continent? Like I said, it all depends who has written or rather re-written history (Wikipedia), from what perspective and for whose consumption. I rest my case.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="1934 Wreath Crown, post: 4872922, member: 76965"]It all depends on WHO wrote history and for WHOSE consumption. Till 30-40 years ago Alfred the Great was portrayed as a courageous if somewhat reluctant warrior hero who united England. Yet modern historians now portray him as a selfish weakling who exploited the bravery and honour of others and connived to retain his power base and throne. The local Indian landed gentry were exploiting the poorer peasants under their control (and are even to this day) and again plotted against Delhi to cause a famine. There was no natural reason for food shortages in that fertile area around Delhi. As for his policy of integrating the locals, hitherto an unprecedented practice, to project it as a divide and rule policy is rather unfair. Also if you follow developments, the Taj Mahal according to recent theories was never built by Shah Jahan but rather a Rajput Hindu king whom Shah Jahan duped into selling his property, the Muslim rulers/kings/emperors never won a single battle without resorting to treachery and bribery or were just plain lucky because the other guys war elephant bolted from the battlefield. Wow that's 800 years of being damn lucky and being able to fool an entire population don't you think!!! Who united the hundreds of warring princely states to make a unified greater sub-continent? Like I said, it all depends who has written or rather re-written history (Wikipedia), from what perspective and for whose consumption. I rest my case.[/QUOTE]
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