Mahakaal
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Marathas were at the Time of Shivajis were Crusaders of Hindus. and that man tried his best to kick out Mughals from India without hurting Hindus.
fore example at his loot of Surat he only Saked Muslims.
but why Marathas after Shivaji were blood Thirsty Savages ? they only Conqured and Destroyed for Chauth(Tax). not only that they desroyed temple in South India as well.
https://scroll.in/article/776978/forgotten-indian-history-the-brutal-maratha-invasions-of-bengal
after that they imposed Heavy Tax on Hindu Rajput and Dharmic Sikhs as well and as Result lost their Support in battle of Panipat.
and they also did not librated Ram Janma Bhoomi and Krishna Janma Bhoomi.
why Marathas After Shivaji became very Imperialistic ?
fore example at his loot of Surat he only Saked Muslims.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Surat#OutcomeShivaji attacked Surat after a demand for tribute was rejected. The Mughal Sardar, not the bravest, was very surprised by the suddenness of the attack and not willing to face the Maratha forces, he hid himself in the fort of Surat. However, there was an attempt of life on Shivaji by the emissary sent by the Mughal sardar. o Shivaji took the city and put it to the sack.
Surat was under attack for nearly three days, in which the Maratha army looted all possible wealth from Mughal and Portuguese trading centers. The Maratha soldiers took away cash, gold, silver, pearls, rubies, diamonds and emeralds from the houses of rich merchants such as Virji Vora, Haji Zahid Beg, Haji Kasim and others. The business of Mohandas Parekh, the deceased broker of the Dutch East India Company, was spared as he was reputed as a charitable man.[1][2] Similarly, Shivaji did not plunder the houses of the foreign missionaries.[3] The French traveller Francois Bernier wrote in his Travels in Mughal India:[4]
I forgot to mention that during pillage of Sourate, Seva-ji, the Holy Seva-ji! Respected the habitation of the reverend father Ambrose, the Capuchin missionary. 'The Frankish Padres are good men', he said 'and shall not be attacked.'
The total number of prisoners executed during the raid was 4; the hands of another 24 were cut off.[3]
Shivaji had to complete the sacking of Surat before the Mughal Empire at Delhi was alerted and could not afford to waste much time in attacking the British. Thus, Sir George Oxenden was able to successfully defend the British factory, a fortified warehouse-counting house-hostel.
but why Marathas after Shivaji were blood Thirsty Savages ? they only Conqured and Destroyed for Chauth(Tax). not only that they desroyed temple in South India as well.
and Massacred 4,00,000+ Bengali Hindus. and Gang rapes of Hindu women were also common by Maratha armies.In 1791, Maratha army, who themselves were Hindus raided the temple and matha of Sringeri Shankaracharya, killing and wounding many, and plundering the monastery of all its valuable possessions. The incumbent Shankaracharya petitioned Tipu Sultan for help. A bunch of about 30 letters written in Kannada, which were exchanged between Tipu Sultan's court and the Sringeri Shankaracharya were discovered in 1916 by the Director of Archaeology in Mysore. Tipu Sultan expressed his indignation and grief at the news of the raid:
"People who have sinned against such a holy place are sure to suffer the consequences of their misdeeds at no distant date in this Kali age in accordance with the verse: "Hasadbhih kriyate karma rudadbhir-anubhuyate" (People do [evil] deeds smilingly but suffer the consequences crying)."
He immediately ordered the Asaf of Bednur to supply the Swami with 200 rahatis (fanams) in cash and other gifts and articles. Tipu Sultan's interest in the Sringeri temple continued for many years, and he was still writing to the Swami in the 1790s CE.
Tipu Sultan's treasurer was Krishna Rao, Shamaiya Iyengar was his Minister of Post and Police, his brother Ranga Iyengar was also an officer, and Purnaiya held the very important post of "Mir Asaf". Moolchand and Sujan Rai were his chief agents at the Mughal court, and his chief "Peshkar", Suba Rao, was also a Hindu. Editor of Mysore Gazettes Srikantaiah has listed 156 temples to which Tipu regularly paid annual grants. There is such evidence as grant deeds, and correspondence between his court and temples, and his having donated jewellery and deeded land grants to several temples, which some claim he was compelled to do to make alliances with Hindu rulers. Between 1782 and 1799 Tipu Sultan issued 34 "Sanads" (deeds) of endowment to temples in his domain, while also presenting many of them with gifts of silver and gold plate. The Srikanteswara Temple in Nanjangud still possesses a jewelled cup presented by the Sultan.
However, Tipu's atrocities in Kerala, Kodagu, and Mangalore can't be ignored. Hindus and Christians were severely persecuted in these places and many of the temples and churches were destroyed. Even now people in these regions despise Tipu Sultan and view him as a bigot and they have a good reason to do so.
Now the reason why Tipu Sultan didn't destroy Ranganatha Swamy temple in Srirangapatna, restored the Sringeri temple after it was plundered by the Marathas, gave grants to around 156 temples in and around Mysore is because they were all a part of his Kingdom. Moreover, Tipu Sultan and Hyder Ali weren't the rightful rulers of Mysore if the actual history of the Mysore Empire is taken into consideration.
Mysore was ruled by the Wodeyars right from 1399. They were the feudal kings of the Vijayanagara Empire till 1565, where the Vijayanagara Empire was defeated by an alliance of Deccan Sultanates in the Battle of Talikota. In 1565, Mysore became an independent kingdom. From 1565 to 1761, Mysore was an independent kingdom under the rule of the Wodeyars.
Hyder Ali was a general in the Mysore Army. He became popular due to his many military conquests that brought glory and laurels to Mysore. Hyder Ali had become extremely popular in 1760 and was very close to the young Maharaja Krishnaraja Wodeyar-II. The young Maharaja bestowed upon Hyder Ali the title of Fath Hyder Bahadur or Nawab Hyder Ali Khan.
Frequent wars with the Marathas had left the Mysore Empire on the verge of bankruptcy. Hyder Ali's management in financial aspects raised his influence in the court. There were many conspiracies hatched by the Queen Mother and Khande Rao, who was previously very close to Hyder Ali to dismiss Hyder Ali from the kingdom. Finally a war broke out between Hyder Ali's forces and Khande Rao's forces. Hyder Ali defeated Khande Rao and established the Mysore Sultanate. The Maharaja Krishnaraja Wodeyar-II was treated with respect and retained the control of Mysore city but Hyder Ali became the Sultan of the entire kingdom and ruled from Srirangapatna.
After Hyder Ali's death, Tipu came to power. His father had been a popular ruler throughout the kingdom and was respected by everyone. If Tipu had tried to destroy the famous temples in his kingdom, he would have incurred the wrath of the citizens of the kingdom, who would have obviously rebelled against him. Moreover, Mysore had many enemies to contend with. The Marathas, British, Nizam, Travancore, and many others were a threat to Mysore. Tipu could in no way afford an internal rebellion from his subjects. So Tipu didn't destroy the Ranganatha Swamy temple and other famous temples in the Mysore Empire.
So there you go, Tipu Sultan was a complex, controversial personality in history who can neither be branded as a religious bigot nor be branded as a benevolent ruler. I have tried to give an unbiased answer as far as possible. Hope it helps.
https://scroll.in/article/776978/forgotten-indian-history-the-brutal-maratha-invasions-of-bengal
after that they imposed Heavy Tax on Hindu Rajput and Dharmic Sikhs as well and as Result lost their Support in battle of Panipat.
and they also did not librated Ram Janma Bhoomi and Krishna Janma Bhoomi.
why Marathas After Shivaji became very Imperialistic ?
Do you think 18th c battles were fought between saffron uniform clad Maratha vs green uniform clad Muslims, where every soldier was of equal quality and temperament and no muslim-muslim or hindu-hindu fights?
