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[/COLOR]1. Thank you Raja.Pakistani. Standing atop "Takht e Babri" in present day Kallar Kahar, Babar had made a similar speech to the soldiers he was leading on his conquest of Hindustan. To deliver a point Babar broke his wine bottles and swore not to touch if Allah SWT gave him victory. Throughout history leaders of men and commanders of armies have employed various dramatics or displays to exhort the under command. Muslim historians have never disputed the fact of the burning of the ships.
2. The Muslim armies of the time were in a conquering spree. There was great zeal and enthusiasm to conquer - and obviously all generals like to become famous in history. When the hoofs of Muslim cavalry touched the waters of the Atlantic they saw nothing but open span of water in the west. Obviously the stress was now for a push into the north. Forays into Europe was quite known to the North Africans. We know mainly of Hanibal who became famous. In this case also Umayad Caliph Walid I had directed a conquest of Al Andalusia. Tariq, who had made a name for himself by conquering Tangiers, which involved navy-land forces cooperation, was carefully selected. We must understand the enormous task he was asked to undertake. Crossing the Mediterranean with 7,000 troops and then taking on King Roderic, the Visigothic ruler of Hispania
3.The commander of Umayyad Northern Armies and Emir of Africa, Gen Musa bin Nusayer had planned this well. A recce in force had landed in that general area of Southern Spain a year earlier, and returned with useful intel. The Berber general Tariq followed on the intel collected.
2. The Muslim armies of the time were in a conquering spree. There was great zeal and enthusiasm to conquer - and obviously all generals like to become famous in history. When the hoofs of Muslim cavalry touched the waters of the Atlantic they saw nothing but open span of water in the west. Obviously the stress was now for a push into the north. Forays into Europe was quite known to the North Africans. We know mainly of Hanibal who became famous. In this case also Umayad Caliph Walid I had directed a conquest of Al Andalusia. Tariq, who had made a name for himself by conquering Tangiers, which involved navy-land forces cooperation, was carefully selected. We must understand the enormous task he was asked to undertake. Crossing the Mediterranean with 7,000 troops and then taking on King Roderic, the Visigothic ruler of Hispania
3.The commander of Umayyad Northern Armies and Emir of Africa, Gen Musa bin Nusayer had planned this well. A recce in force had landed in that general area of Southern Spain a year earlier, and returned with useful intel. The Berber general Tariq followed on the intel collected.
