ohhh what a thought provoking and touching post
times were different....yes his army and conquests saw a law of displacement and good amount of bloodshed but find me any major empire that didnt see such; to his credit -- he did help promote renaissance in Islamic arts and culture and he was pretty instrumental in uniting Muslims in almost all of Middle East to Central/South/Eastern Asia.
in fact his army consisted of multiple ethnic groups so you cant really say he had an ethnic agenda.....it was just about power projection, economics, influence and reach in those days
what i dont need, Fateh, is some hindustani dead-weight on the net lecturing me on who are my heros and what is my identity