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Renowned Telugu king Krishnadeva Raya believed in H-M synthesis
by Guest Mon Nov 20, 2017 10:05 am
Taking time off his busy engagement with the ICHR seminar on Vijayanagara and Sri Krishnadevaraya, Dr. Bhattacharya told The Hindu that the view that the Vijayanagara empire was established to protect “Indian traditional values” from “foreigners” was unacceptable. “Because, it is difficult to say exactly what were ‘traditional values’.
After all, within the Hindu tradition there were many different traditions, such as Shaivas, Shaktas and so on.”
Dr. Bhattacharya said that such an argument was historically unacceptable to modern scholars because Krishnadevaraya was hailed as a ruler who played a role in establishing Muslim kingdoms north of his empire.
In fact, he had appointed Muslim governors, chieftains and soldiers in his huge army. He made treaties with the Portuguese and purchased horses from them. Of course, he was not a secular idealist in the modern sense of the term, but he did not allow religious prejudices to influence his policies.
“He was a practical and pragmatic ruler,” said Dr. Bhattacharya.
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/Krishnadevaraya-seen-more-as-a-pragmatic-king/article15955845.ece
After all, within the Hindu tradition there were many different traditions, such as Shaivas, Shaktas and so on.”
Dr. Bhattacharya said that such an argument was historically unacceptable to modern scholars because Krishnadevaraya was hailed as a ruler who played a role in establishing Muslim kingdoms north of his empire.
In fact, he had appointed Muslim governors, chieftains and soldiers in his huge army. He made treaties with the Portuguese and purchased horses from them. Of course, he was not a secular idealist in the modern sense of the term, but he did not allow religious prejudices to influence his policies.
“He was a practical and pragmatic ruler,” said Dr. Bhattacharya.
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/Krishnadevaraya-seen-more-as-a-pragmatic-king/article15955845.ece
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Re: Renowned Telugu king Krishnadeva Raya believed in H-M synthesis
by Guest Tue Nov 21, 2017 1:52 am
of course Krishnadeva Raya was an ethnic Tulu. However, it can be argued that culturally he was a telugu. his favorite language, and also his court language, was telugu. and his kingdom comprised the land in and around present day AP and Telangana.
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