Who is the greatest Muslim ruler of the subcontinent and why?

[SuvarnaTeja]

Who is the greatest Muslim ruler of the subcontinent and why?

 

[HAIDER]

Who is the greatest Muslim ruler of the subcontinent and why?

Majority of them were thugs and thieves.

Only ruler/darwash who brought sea of change in Sub continent were the migrated family of Holy Prophet PBUH.. who brought Sufism .

 

[TMA]

Define greatness.

Who is the greatest Muslim ruler of the subcontinent and why?

 

[SuvarnaTeja]

Define greatness.

It depends.. That is why I asked to state "Why?"

For some it could be someone like Shahjahan who built great structures, for some it could be Akbar who brought religious harmony, for some it could be Aurangzeb who ruled the most part of the subcontinent, for some it could be Muḥammad ibn Qāsim who was the first Islamic ruler of the subcontinent, for some it could be Tipu Sultan who fought against the British etc.

 

[TMA]

Majority of them were thugs and thieves.

Only ruler/darwash who brought sea of change in Sub continent were the migrated family of Holy Prophet PBUH.. who brought Sufism .

Yes. They were not true to the Religion. Although I would say this, that once the Turkic tribes embraced Islam, their oppressive sword became somewhat blunted....due to the merciful fragrance of the Religion...

 

[SuvarnaTeja]

Only ruler/darwash who brought sea of change in Sub continent were the migrated family of Holy Prophet PBUH.. who brought Sufism .

Can you expand on this?

 

[TMA]

It depends.. That is why I asked to state "Why?"

For some it could be someone like Shahjahan who built great structures, for some it could be Akbar who brought religious harmony, for some it count be Aurangzeb who ruled the most part of the subcontinent, for some it could be Muḥammad ibn Qāsim who was the first Islamic ruler of the subcontinent, for some it could be Tipu Sultan who fought against the British etc.

Very well. Personally Tipu Sultan holds some sway over me, the way he fought. A tragedy even.
Although he did not rule over the Subcontinent of India just a small part.
In terms of power and control - it has to be Emperor Aurangzeb but what become of him in his old age....

 

[SuvarnaTeja]

Yes. They were not true to the Religion. Although I would say this, that once the Turkic tribes embraced Islam, there oppressive sword became somewhat blunted....due to the merciful fragrance of the Religion...

I thought the Turkic tribes had already embraced Islam even before they came to the subcontinent.

 

[TMA]

I thought the Turkic tribes had already embraced Islam even before they came to the subcontinent.

Yes they did...and can you imagine if the had not and then came to (Subcontinent) India....?

 

[Foxtrot Delta]

History.. every one has their own story. sadly parts of it can be true and parts fiction. its hundreds of years ago.. but i think Akbar from what i have gathered so far.

 

[SuvarnaTeja]

Khilji, one of the few rulers in the world who had the capability to defeat mongol hordes.

And Akbar.

Slave Dynasty protected India from the Mongol invasions. Mongols invaded half of the world but not India.

This was in part due to the same agile war tactics that Turks had to their Mongol cousins.

 

[SuvarnaTeja]

Yes they did...and can you imagine if the had not and then came to India....?

Timur thought that Delhi Sultanate was not harsh enough.

I will never blame religion for the crimes committed by the rulers even if they were committed in the name of religion.

 

[TMA]

khiljis were afghans.

You mean co terminous Afghans...

They were a Turkic people who settled in what is now Afghanistan and mingled with the locals before crossing the Hindu Kush....

Timur thought that Delhi Sultanate was not harsh enough.

I will never blame religion for the crimes committed by the rulers even it they were committed in the name of religion.

Great ..please tell that Modi and co....

 

[SuvarnaTeja]

khiljis were afghans.

I know that but technically Khaljis were also Turks but migrated to subcontinent much before the Turks of the Slave Dynasty.

Great ..please tell that Modi and co....

I am not his personal secretary.

 

[TMA]

ok

Is is not interesting that so many invasions of co terminous Bharat have been launched from co-terminous Afghanistan and yet today Bharat is an ally of Afghanistan...?

I know that but technically Khaljis were also Turks but migrated to subcontinent much before the Turks of the Slave Dynasty.



I am not his personal secretary.

Well hopefully more Bharatis think like you....it seems that it is going the other way...