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The Mughal Legacy: A Golden age of India
by Guest Tue Apr 25, 2017 4:48 pm
The greatest flourishing of northern Indian culture, art, and imperial strength undoubtedly took place during the reign of the Mughal monarchs of the 16th and 17th centuries. The Mughals were Central Asian descendents of the great Mongol warriors Ghengis Khan and Timur (Tamerlane), whose hordes of cavalry swept across the Eurasian steppe in the 13th and 14th centuries, conquering everything between Beijing and Budapest. But by the turn of the 16th century, the great Mongol empire has splintered; the many royal descendents of Ghengis and Timur fought over the territorial scraps and did their best to hold on to their own minor sultanates.
One of these sultans, Babur, was not satisfied with his small kingdom of Ferghana (now in modern-day Kyrgystan and eastern Uzbekistan), and he tried and tried again to permanently reconquer Timur's greatest prize, Samarkand. He never succeeded. So instead, Babur turned his attention south to the sultanate of Delhi in northern India, which had been ruled successively by five dynasties of muslim warriors from Afghanistan since the late 12th century. As history would show, Babur's campaign against the Delhi sultanate catalyzed the foundation of one of the greatest dynasties in the history of south Asia: the Mughal Empire.
To learn more about the Mughals and their accomplishments, please select from the following six monarchs who as a whole represent the zenith of Mughal power and culture.
http://www.edwebproject.org/india/mughals.html
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The influence of the Mughals was not confined to North India, but extends to all over India. The Nizams of undivided AP and Nawabs of Arcot of Tamil Nadu were originally Mughal governors or retainers. As further evidence, consider the fact that we have places in South India named after the Mughals.
One of these sultans, Babur, was not satisfied with his small kingdom of Ferghana (now in modern-day Kyrgystan and eastern Uzbekistan), and he tried and tried again to permanently reconquer Timur's greatest prize, Samarkand. He never succeeded. So instead, Babur turned his attention south to the sultanate of Delhi in northern India, which had been ruled successively by five dynasties of muslim warriors from Afghanistan since the late 12th century. As history would show, Babur's campaign against the Delhi sultanate catalyzed the foundation of one of the greatest dynasties in the history of south Asia: the Mughal Empire.
To learn more about the Mughals and their accomplishments, please select from the following six monarchs who as a whole represent the zenith of Mughal power and culture.
http://www.edwebproject.org/india/mughals.html
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The influence of the Mughals was not confined to North India, but extends to all over India. The Nizams of undivided AP and Nawabs of Arcot of Tamil Nadu were originally Mughal governors or retainers. As further evidence, consider the fact that we have places in South India named after the Mughals.
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Re: The Mughal Legacy: A Golden age of India
by Guest Tue Apr 25, 2017 5:08 pm
Union Minister V K Singh wants New Delhi’s Akbar Road renamed. But there are at least 704 towns and villages named after the famous Mughals all over India. The share of Akbar is the largest — 251.
http://indianexpress.com/article/explained/the-mughal-legacy-lives-on-251-towns-villages-named-after-akbar-63-aurangabads-2807738/
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Re: The Mughal Legacy: A Golden age of India
by Seva Lamberdar Wed Apr 26, 2017 8:24 am
"The Mughal Legacy: A Golden age of India"
>>> Very questionable. If the above were true (really a golden age in India during the Mughal rule), how come the Mughal empire collapsed and crumbled in a very short time (just a few generations)? It seems other than Akbar there was no one else of note as a king / ruler among the Mughals.
>>> Very questionable. If the above were true (really a golden age in India during the Mughal rule), how come the Mughal empire collapsed and crumbled in a very short time (just a few generations)? It seems other than Akbar there was no one else of note as a king / ruler among the Mughals.
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Re: The Mughal Legacy: A Golden age of India
by Vakavaka Pakapaka Wed Apr 26, 2017 8:32 am
Moghuls came to a prosperous country when they entered India. It probably would have been more prosperous if the barbarians never came to the sub-continent.Seva Lamberdar wrote:"The Mughal Legacy: A Golden age of India"
>>> Very questionable. If the above were true (really a golden age in India during the Mughal rule), how come the Mughal empire collapsed and crumbled in a very short time (just a few generations). It seems other than Akbar there was no one else of note as a king / ruler among the Mughals.
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Re: The Mughal Legacy: A Golden age of India
by Vakavaka Pakapaka Wed Apr 26, 2017 10:09 am
.....see the changed caption.....Vakavaka Pakapaka wrote:Moghuls came to a prosperous country when they entered India. It probably would have been more prosperous if the barbarians never came to the sub-continent.Seva Lamberdar wrote:"The Mughal Legacy: A Rotten Egg with foul smell"
>>> Very questionable. If the above were true (really a golden age in India during the Mughal rule), how come the Mughal empire collapsed and crumbled in a very short time (just a few generations). It seems other than Akbar there was no one else of note as a king / ruler among the Mughals.
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Re: The Mughal Legacy: A Golden age of India
by Guest Wed Apr 26, 2017 10:25 am
During the Mughal period (1526–1858 AD) India experienced unprecedeneted prosperity in history. The gross domestic product of India in the 16th century was estimated at about 25.1% of the world economy. An estimate of India's pre-colonial economy puts the annual revenue of Emperor Akbar's treasury in 1600 AD at £17.5 million (in contrast to the entire treasury of Great Britain two hundred years later in 1800 AD, which totalled £16 million). The gross domestic product of Mughal India in 1600 AD was estimated at about 24.3% the world economy, the second largest in the world. By this time the Mughal Empire had expanded to include almost 90 per cent of South Asia, and enforced a uniform customs and tax-administration system. In 1700 AD the exchequer of the Emperor Aurangzeb reported an annual revenue of more than £100 million.
Given below are the figures produced by Professor Angus Maddison, Emeritus Professor at the University of Groningen, Netherlands, and Honorary Fellow at Cambridge University, estimating India's wealth relative to world GDP for the years 1000 AD, 1500 AD, 1600 AD, and 1700 AD. India's share of world GDP was slightly more than a quarter in the year 1000 AD, and slightly less than a quarter between 1500 AD and 1700 AD.
GDP in millions of 1990 International Dollars
Years 1000AD| 1500 AD| 1600 AD| 1700 AD
India 33,750| 60,500| 74,250| 90,750
China 26,550| 61,800| 96,000| 82,800
West Europe 10,165| 44,345| 65,955| 83,395
World Total 116,790| 247,116| 329,417| 371,369
http://cgijeddah.mkcl.org/WebFiles/History-of-Indian-Economy.pdf
Given below are the figures produced by Professor Angus Maddison, Emeritus Professor at the University of Groningen, Netherlands, and Honorary Fellow at Cambridge University, estimating India's wealth relative to world GDP for the years 1000 AD, 1500 AD, 1600 AD, and 1700 AD. India's share of world GDP was slightly more than a quarter in the year 1000 AD, and slightly less than a quarter between 1500 AD and 1700 AD.
GDP in millions of 1990 International Dollars
Years 1000AD| 1500 AD| 1600 AD| 1700 AD
India 33,750| 60,500| 74,250| 90,750
China 26,550| 61,800| 96,000| 82,800
West Europe 10,165| 44,345| 65,955| 83,395
World Total 116,790| 247,116| 329,417| 371,369
http://cgijeddah.mkcl.org/WebFiles/History-of-Indian-Economy.pdf
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Re: The Mughal Legacy: A Golden age of India
by Vakavaka Pakapaka Wed Apr 26, 2017 11:03 am
Rashmun just proved the point that India was more prosperous than China and W Europe before barbarians came. While China and W Europe grew faster, the rate of growth in India actually slowed under pieceful rule (during 1500-1600) and there was a small, but not significant, correction during 1700. Still, the overall growth (from 1000 to 1700) in India was 2.7 fold while that in China was 3 fold and in W Europe, 8 fold. Just imagine what would have happened in India if mullahs never entered!!!!!Vakavaka Pakapaka wrote:.....see the changed caption.....Vakavaka Pakapaka wrote:Moghuls came to a prosperous country when they entered India. It probably would have been more prosperous if the barbarians never came to the sub-continent.Seva Lamberdar wrote:"The Mughal Legacy: A Rotten Egg with foul smell"
>>> Very questionable. If the above were true (really a golden age in India during the Mughal rule), how come the Mughal empire collapsed and crumbled in a very short time (just a few generations). It seems other than Akbar there was no one else of note as a king / ruler among the Mughals.
Mullahs may fool the gullible but not all kafirs are stupid.
Aurangajeb and his ilk were undeserving barbarians who benefited by coming to prosperous India.
Years 1000AD| 1500 AD| 1600 AD| 1700 AD
India 33,750| 60,500| 74,250| 90,750
China 26,550| 61,800| 96,000| 82,800
West Europe 10,165| 44,345| 65,955| 83,395
World Total 116,790| 247,116| 329,417| 371,36
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Re: The Mughal Legacy: A Golden age of India
by Guest Wed Apr 26, 2017 11:31 am
Vakavaka Pakapaka wrote:Rashmun just proved the point that India was more prosperous than China and W Europe before barbarians came. While China and W Europe grew faster, the rate of growth in India actually slowed under pieceful rule (during 1500-1600) and there was a small, but not significant, correction during 1700. Still, the overall growth (from 1000 to 1700) in India was 2.7 fold while that in China was 3 fold and in W Europe, 8 fold. Just imagine what would have happened in India if mullahs never entered!!!!!Vakavaka Pakapaka wrote:.....see the changed caption.....Vakavaka Pakapaka wrote:Moghuls came to a prosperous country when they entered India. It probably would have been more prosperous if the barbarians never came to the sub-continent.Seva Lamberdar wrote:"The Mughal Legacy: A Rotten Egg with foul smell"
>>> Very questionable. If the above were true (really a golden age in India during the Mughal rule), how come the Mughal empire collapsed and crumbled in a very short time (just a few generations). It seems other than Akbar there was no one else of note as a king / ruler among the Mughals.
Mullahs may fool the gullible but not all kafirs are stupid.
Aurangajeb and his ilk were undeserving barbarians who benefited by coming to prosperous India.
Years 1000AD| 1500 AD| 1600 AD| 1700 AD
India 33,750| 60,500| 74,250| 90,750
China 26,550| 61,800| 96,000| 82,800
West Europe 10,165| 44,345| 65,955| 83,395
World Total 116,790| 247,116| 329,417| 371,36
two things to consider:
The GDP figures are presumably for present day India, but Mughals only ruled about 70% of present day India until Aurangzeb came to power in the 17th century. At the time of Akbar, this figure was probably around 60%. Second, Mughals also ruled present day Pakistan, Bangladesh, and parts of present day Afghanistan and it is uncertain whether the combined GDP has been used in this analysis. Quite possibly the combined figure has not been used.
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