10-31-2005, 11:57 PM
Fact of the matter is that we all failed to defend India against Islam.
No point blaming any particular community.
Even those kingdoms of India that remained under Hindu rule did not try to liberate the rest of the country which were under Muslim rule.
For example Orissa and Vijayanagara were fighting with each other instead of uniting and smashing the Bahamani Sultanate of the Deccan.
Also the rulers of Mewar defeated the Sultans of Gujarat and Malwa many times, but it never occurred to them to destroy the muslim rule there and annex those kingdoms.
We need to analyze what mistakes were made, so they are not repeated.
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For example why is there so much tension between Jats and Rajputs?
Why can't can't [edited - mitradena: Please don't pursue this here, it's being edited, second time in past 2 days - Admin ]?
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No point blaming any particular community.
Even those kingdoms of India that remained under Hindu rule did not try to liberate the rest of the country which were under Muslim rule.
For example Orissa and Vijayanagara were fighting with each other instead of uniting and smashing the Bahamani Sultanate of the Deccan.
Also the rulers of Mewar defeated the Sultans of Gujarat and Malwa many times, but it never occurred to them to destroy the muslim rule there and annex those kingdoms.
We need to analyze what mistakes were made, so they are not repeated.
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For example why is there so much tension between Jats and Rajputs?
Why can't can't [edited - mitradena: Please don't pursue this here, it's being edited, second time in past 2 days - Admin ]?
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