07-06-2007, 09:10 PM
<!--QuoteBegin-arindam+Jul 6 2007, 02:45 PM-->QUOTE(arindam @ Jul 6 2007, 02:45 PM)<!--QuoteEBegin-->One of the topics that needs to be discussed thread-bare with examples, is "what is the evidence that Islam in India was spread by the sword" - yes, I know the empirical answer - but, a dscussion with specific historical proof points would result in an eminently archivable and reference-able thread.
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Arindam, One needs to delve into the medieval history books and write up papers/books. Sir Jadunath Sarkar etc have written extensively the history of that period.
There is a book by one Mr Chary on Islam in the 13th - 14 century which is very crucial to this topic. Acharya has a copy of the book.
I have been thinking about the early history of political Islam in Middle East and will post my views on that as to how India was able to keep its majority even after centuries of Muslim rule. One mistake that modern historians make is to study India in isolation from the Middle East which is the fountainhead of islamic thought and there was steady influx of soldiers, scholars and artisans from there to India.
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Arindam, One needs to delve into the medieval history books and write up papers/books. Sir Jadunath Sarkar etc have written extensively the history of that period.
There is a book by one Mr Chary on Islam in the 13th - 14 century which is very crucial to this topic. Acharya has a copy of the book.
I have been thinking about the early history of political Islam in Middle East and will post my views on that as to how India was able to keep its majority even after centuries of Muslim rule. One mistake that modern historians make is to study India in isolation from the Middle East which is the fountainhead of islamic thought and there was steady influx of soldiers, scholars and artisans from there to India.