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I never understood this fascination that some Hindus have with Akbar. He did more damage to Hinduism with his relatively tolerant policies than Aurangzeb with his bigoted one.
For one East Bengal was conqured and brought under Islamic Yoke by Akbar, and this conquest was done by Man SIngh. Had Akbar been intolerant, there would not have been a Man Singh on beck and call of Akbar. He would have been fighting Mughals for survival of his kingdom and Mughals would have been fighting Rajputs, which were much tougher nut to crack and have successfully withstood an ultra bigoted Sultanate regime, and tide has started turning against muslims by 1500. Ibrahim lodhi lost every war he fought with Hindus, including four straight victories over Lodhi by Sisodiya Rajputs. At the time when Babur raided India, Sanga was planning to march on Sultanate Capital of Agra thus wiping out Islamic rule for good.
Before 1600, there were very few Persian word in Hindi. It was stability that Akbar provided with lead to influx of Persian words in Hindi.
Compare this to Aurangzeb, He murdered Sikh Gurus, leading to establishment of Khalsa and laying base for perpetual animosity between Sikhs and Muslims. He destroy temples in Mathura igniting Jat rebellion. His bigotry triggered Rajput rebellion in which all clans except Kachwaha Rajputs. His waging war on marathas and losing it made Marathas what they became. The only harm he cause to Hinduism is that he converted some weak blood Pakistanis ,with perpetual history of being treated as doormat by invaders, to Islam.
There is a discussion on this line going on in a history forum.
What if Dara Shikoh became the Mughal emperor instead of Aurangzeb - Historum - History Forums
On Topic: This fort was constructed by Akbar to tame Naga Sadhus during Kumbh. It was supposed to act as police chowki. Not a symbol of subjugation.
If VHP really want to destroy something, they should destroy Razia mosque in Varanasi. Contrary to popular perception, Kashi Vishwanath temple destroyed by Aurangzeb was not the first or original vishweshwara or Vishwanath temple in Kashi. The Vishwanath temple originally was built by Sena King Visvarupa in 1212. This temple was razed to ground and a mosque constructed in it's place by Razia sultan.
Or they could demolish shrine of Ghazi salar Masud (nephew of Mohd Ghori) which was raised by Firoz tuglaq at the place where Islamic army was defeated nad massacred in Battle of bahraich by Raja Bhoj.
This thread is a treasure trove if some one is intrerested in medieval non-sultanate dynasties.
Gahadvala dynasty - Gangetic plains c.12th century - Historum - History Forums
VHP should employ some historians so that they could know which building was constructed for what purpose. Ranting about unrelated issues undermine genuine ones.