We all have studied Akbar the great, Who is called Shenshah.
We have even saw the film showing his greatness of the Akbar. His rule, his glory, greatness of Mughal empire.
But I’m going to lesser known wicked face of Akbar. Though This is documented clearly, but for
hidden reasons or say it a hidden propaganda, whatever is the reason was hidden
away from textbooks.
This came to my perception in a poetry meet. The challenge
was to pick the topics and write a poem on the same topic. I was one among those who recited the poems. But the most impressed one was written by a
Hindi poet, who hails out from Kashmir. He described entire history of Kashmir
in his poem which was amazing.
In his Poem he describe pre-vedic times and written Kashmir
name came from Kashyap rishi who was one among the seven great saint created by
Lord Brahma( According to Hindu mythology) and the beautiful lakes present in
the valley.
Kashmir was the center province for Hindus, then for
Buddhist’s and later transformed by Islamist's during 13th to 15th
century. It was conversion of Gurez to Shia Muslim’s by Persian immigrants was
the foremost reason for the Islam conversion of Kashmir valley which is now provinces
of three countries- India, Pakistan and China.
He took name of Shah Mir who was the first Muslim ruler of
Kashmir and then told about Habba Khatoon her beauty, her poems and her
talented. He beautifully depicted the Love of Emperor Yousuf Shah Chak. He
described his bravery for defeating the army of Akbar for two times. Though his
army is very small compared to Akbar’s army, but it was not possible for Akbar
to match his bravery.
This is where Akbar showed his black face which is lesser
known to the world. Cunning Akbar
invited Yousuf Shah Chak for peace talks , but his nature of annexure turned
him an emperor which we never read in our books. He arrested Yousuf Shah Chak by treachery for
the rest of his life. He was jailed in
Bengal and died in Bihar.
Habba khatoon opposed Yousuf’s travel to Delhi as she
doubted Akbar’s bait. She writes this in
her poem and also tells that Yousuf was from a group of Indo-Aryan civilization
which was predominantly believed in Hinduism.
When I Checked this in Wikipedia I felt this was true. Once
I use to think Why revolutionaries are still terrorists in our textbook’s
description of freedom struggle and this knowledge increased my doubt Whether
the History we read and reading are twisted History which is far away from
truth.
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