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The Legacy of Muslim Rule in India
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Aditya Prakashan
| Author:
K S Lal
| Language:
English
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Paperback
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Aditya Prakashan
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Slavery originated during the age of savagery and it was widely prevalent in ancient Egypt,Greece and Rome,centuries before the coming of Christ.Ancient India also had slaves but they were so mildly treated that foreign visitors like Megasthenes, who were acquainted with their fate in other countries,failed to notice the existence of slavery in this country.The present study documents for the first time the Muslim slave system as it obtained in medieval India under Muslim rule.
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Slavery originated during the age of savagery and it was widely prevalent in ancient Egypt,Greece and Rome,centuries before the coming of Christ.Ancient India also had slaves but they were so mildly treated that foreign visitors like Megasthenes, who were acquainted with their fate in other countries,failed to notice the existence of slavery in this country.The present study documents for the first time the Muslim slave system as it obtained in medieval India under Muslim rule.
About Author
Kishori Saran Lal (1920–2002) was an Indian historian. He wrote many historical books, mainly on medieval India. He obtained his master's degree in 1941 at the University of Allahabad. In 1945 he obtained his D.Phil. with a dissertation on the history of the Khaljis. This dissertation formed the basis for his book "History of the Khaljis". He started his career as a Lecturer of History in the Allahabad University, though he served in this position only for a brief period. In 2001 he was appointed chairman of the Indian Council for Historical Research (ICHR).
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I recommend this book as reference book for graduate and post graduate students. Since the medieval age in Europe synchronises exactly with what we call the medieval period in Indian History, the author has compared the feudalism in Europe with that in India during sultanate and Mughal period. There were certain characteristics of the medieval age which have survived to this day among the muslims. These give an impression that muslims are still living in medieval times. Therefore, the author has rightly said that the legacy of medieval age is medievalism especially among muslims. The days of autocracy, feudalism and religious wars are over, but not so in many Islamic countries. While Christians in west are becoming modern and secular, the same can not be said about mohammadans. Even now muslim festivals and auspicious days are declared so, as was done in medieval times, after actually sighting the moon, despite the strides made in the field of Astronomy which tell years in advance when the new moon would appear. In the social sphere, Muslim women are still made to live in parda, and polygamy is practised as a manner of personal law if not as a matter of religious duty. In the political field, Muslim rule in medieval India was based on the doctrines on Islam in which discrimination against non-muslims was central to the faith. Even today Hindu shrines are broken not only in Pakistan and Bangladesh but even in kashmir or other muslim dominated places in India as a routine matter. Except for few years during Akbar rule the whole of Islamic rule in India was oppressive and tyrannical towards Hindus. Temples were not broken only during war, but in times of peace too. The book also gives brief account on historiography of Medieval India, brief history of muslim invasions in India (mainly of Mohammad-bin-qasim, mohammad gazni and mohammad ghuri), state of muslim rule in India and their allegiance to khalifa and the status and condition of upper class & their luxurious life.
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I recommend this book as reference book for graduate and post graduate students. Since the medieval age in Europe synchronises exactly with what we call the medieval period in Indian History, the author has compared the feudalism in Europe with that in India during sultanate and Mughal period. There were certain characteristics of the medieval age which have survived to this day among the muslims. These give an impression that muslims are still living in medieval times. Therefore, the author has rightly said that the legacy of medieval age is medievalism especially among muslims. The days of autocracy, feudalism and religious wars are over, but not so in many Islamic countries. While Christians in west are becoming modern and secular, the same can not be said about mohammadans. Even now muslim festivals and auspicious days are declared so, as was done in medieval times, after actually sighting the moon, despite the strides made in the field of Astronomy which tell years in advance when the new moon would appear. In the social sphere, Muslim women are still made to live in parda, and polygamy is practised as a manner of personal law if not as a matter of religious duty. In the political field, Muslim rule in medieval India was based on the doctrines on Islam in which discrimination against non-muslims was central to the faith. Even today Hindu shrines are broken not only in Pakistan and Bangladesh but even in kashmir or other muslim dominated places in India as a routine matter. Except for few years during Akbar rule the whole of Islamic rule in India was oppressive and tyrannical towards Hindus. Temples were not broken only during war, but in times of peace too. The book also gives brief account on historiography of Medieval India, brief history of muslim invasions in India (mainly of Mohammad-bin-qasim, mohammad gazni and mohammad ghuri), state of muslim rule in India and their allegiance to khalifa and the status and condition of upper class & their luxurious life.