Historian: Aurangzeb gave grants to Hindu temples

by Thanjai Nalankilli Wed Feb 03, 2016 1:41 am

In sharp contrast to Mughal emperor Aurangzeb's image of a temple destroyer in history books, an Allahabad-based historian has claimed that he had offered lavish grants and land to the ancient Someshwar Mahadev temple on the banks of Sangam in Arail.
Historian and principal of Serveshwari Degree College Pradeep Kesherwani made this claim based on certain historical facts. "During one of his military campaigns, Aurangzeb and his army had spent time near the temple. During the stay, he not only visited the temple but also offered grant and land for its maintenance. This fact is mentioned on the 'Dharma Dand' (religious pillar) situated on the temple premises," Kesherwani told TOI.

"The pillar has 15 sentences in Sanskrit inscribed on it mentioning, 'The ruler of the country visited the temple in 1674 and gave heavy grants to the temple, both in form of land and money'," said Kesherwani, lamenting that regular use of vermilion on the pillar, situated near Lord Hanuman's idol, had made the inscription illegible.

He said the fact also finds mention in the writings of former Allahabad mayor Vishamber Nath Pandey, who later became the governor of Odisha. "Speaking in Rajya Sabha on July 27, 1977, Pandey informed the House that during his tenure as chairman of Allahabad Nagar Palika, a dispute over the temple came before him. One of the parties presented documents regarding grants by Aurangzeb, both in terms of land and money. The matter was later referred to a committee headed by Justice TB Sapru. The committee sought documents from all temples that received 'jagir' (land) or money as donation from Aurangzeb," Kesherwani said.

He said that several temples, including Maha Kaleshwar temple of Ujjain, Balaji temple of Chitrakoot, Umanand temple of Guwahati, Jain temples of Saranjay and some temples of South India, produced such testimonials before the committee headed by Justice Sapru.
Another historian of Allahabad University, Prof Yogeshwar Tiwari, supported the contention. "Akbar too provided grant to the temple to show his 'praja' (common man) that he was the ruler of everyone. Patronizing Hindu temples was one such act. As far as Someshwar Mahadev temple is concerned, Aurangzeb might have given or even hiked the grants," Tiwari said.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Aurangzeb-gave-temples-grants-land-Historian/articleshow/48940506.cms

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Conclusion: Aurangzeb definitely had communal inclinations but as he was not as communal as he is made out to be by the Hindutvas and those who lack any deep knowledge of mughal history.

by Propagandhi711 Wed Feb 03, 2016 6:58 am

hitler also had some 'communal inclinations' but was not nearly as bad as jewish propaganda. this is based on research articles by some german 'historians'.

by Thanjai Nalankilli Wed Feb 03, 2016 7:50 am

Propagandhi711 wrote:hitler also had some 'communal inclinations' but was not nearly as bad as jewish propaganda. this is based on research articles by some german 'historians'.

Is there any evidence of Hitler giving any funding to Jewish synagogues? Here we have evidence of Aurangzeb giving funding to some Hindu temples (although, of course, he also destroyed some Hindu temples).

by Propagandhi711 Wed Feb 03, 2016 8:54 am

Thanjai Nalankilli wrote:
Propagandhi711 wrote:hitler also had some 'communal inclinations' but was not nearly as bad as jewish propaganda. this is based on research articles by some german 'historians'.

Is there any evidence of Hitler giving any funding to Jewish synagogues? Here we have evidence of Aurangzeb giving funding to some Hindu temples (although, of course, he also destroyed some Hindu temples).

there was lots of evidence provided by german "historians" (the same as your allahabad oopi douche) that hitler's regime didnt execute the holocaust. evidence, bwahaha. everyone knows you'll poke holes in solid evidence on the flimsiest reasons but will support the most dubious of them if it suits your bearded mughal loving agenda. someone called you a tenuous connectionist and logical contortionist for a very good reason. it's a mystery how the fuck you managed to be a phd candidate for past 10 yrs

by Thanjai Nalankilli Wed Feb 03, 2016 10:48 am

Propagandhi711 wrote:
Thanjai Nalankilli wrote:
Propagandhi711 wrote:hitler also had some 'communal inclinations' but was not nearly as bad as jewish propaganda. this is based on research articles by some german 'historians'.

Is there any evidence of Hitler giving any funding to Jewish synagogues? Here we have evidence of Aurangzeb giving funding to some Hindu temples (although, of course, he also destroyed some Hindu temples).

there was lots of evidence provided by german "historians" (the same as your allahabad oopi douche) that hitler's regime didnt execute the holocaust. evidence, bwahaha. everyone knows you'll poke holes in solid evidence on the flimsiest reasons but will support the most dubious of them if it suits your bearded mughal loving agenda. someone called you a tenuous connectionist and logical contortionist for a very good reason. it's a mystery how the fuck you managed to be a phd candidate for past 10 yrs

unlike the german "historians", i am not whitewashing the mistakes of Aurangzeb. I am agreeing with the claim that he made serious mistakes. For instance, the reimposition of jaziya (special tax on non-muslims), which had been abolished by Akbar and kept abolished by Jahangir and Shah Jahan, was reimposed by Aurangzeb. Of course, defenders of Aurangzeb say that this tax was not imposed by Aurangzeb on women, on children, and on the elderly. It was only imposed on young men because he needed money to finance his campaigns in the deccan. But i don't buy this argument. If funds had to be generated he should have taxed everybody or all young men irrespective of religion.

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