tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026714605465516937.post6510478493949510445..comments2024-03-09T08:49:50.735+05:30Comments on Discovering Mughal, Rajput & Mauryan History: Jodha Akbar Shah-i-Iran Track Historical Update - Old Rivalries...Ottomans, Safavids, Uzbeks and Mughals | Part-1Abhayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06797421588360034980noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026714605465516937.post-24182075866328437452015-04-07T08:20:17.715+05:302015-04-07T08:20:17.715+05:30Continuing...
Shah Abbas wrote apologetically th...Continuing...<br /><br /><br />Shah Abbas wrote apologetically that Kandahar belonged to Persia and that he expected Jahangir to surrender it voluntarily. In a condescending note, SA added that his "brother dear as life" {Jahangir} may, in return, consider the whole of Persia as his own. <br /><br /><br />Jahangir admonished SA in a dignified manner for his pretence of "shooting Radhikanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026714605465516937.post-56392662054699936532015-04-07T08:03:12.621+05:302015-04-07T08:03:12.621+05:30Kembang,
Answering your query about how Jahangir...Kembang,<br /><br /><br />Answering your query about how Jahangir lost Kandahar. :)<br /><br /><br />Shah Abbas professed "friendship" with Jahangir, calling him "brother" and sending him presents and despatching envoys to J's court.<br /><br /><br />Jahangir was lulled into a false sense of security thus. Then in June, 1622, Shah Abbas attacked and captured Kandahar in a Radhikanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026714605465516937.post-88372807389038637622015-04-07T00:32:24.238+05:302015-04-07T00:32:24.238+05:30Not really, Preeti :) Just shared a few excerpts I...Not really, Preeti :) Just shared a few excerpts I read. Want to read the book as soon as I can lay hands on a good, reliable copy.Radhikanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026714605465516937.post-26254700631566679242015-04-06T09:10:08.708+05:302015-04-06T09:10:08.708+05:30Thank you everyone here. Read all the comments. Fo...Thank you everyone here. Read all the comments. For me sharing and writing is an interesting prospect, where i also learn in the process. Do check part-2 post of this series. :)<br />Link : http://mariam-uz-zamani.blogspot.com/2015/04/jodha-akbar-shah-iran-track-pt2-infallibility-decree.htmlAbhayhttp://mariam-uz-zamani.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026714605465516937.post-72277776935457752602015-04-06T09:08:08.618+05:302015-04-06T09:08:08.618+05:30Thanks Rasika,
The query about Gujarat post has be...Thanks Rasika,<br />The query about Gujarat post has been answered in part-2 post. Do read there. It is interesting. :) Link:<br />http://mariam-uz-zamani.blogspot.com/2015/04/jodha-akbar-shah-iran-track-pt2-infallibility-decree.htmlAbhayhttp://mariam-uz-zamani.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026714605465516937.post-35489911580064398832015-04-06T09:07:01.052+05:302015-04-06T09:07:01.052+05:30Thanks Preeti,
Part-2 post is ready. You will get ...Thanks Preeti,<br />Part-2 post is ready. You will get the answers there. :DAbhayhttp://mariam-uz-zamani.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026714605465516937.post-78695589863289281532015-04-06T09:06:26.823+05:302015-04-06T09:06:26.823+05:30Geeta,
I believe Dizak is an Armenian principality...Geeta,<br />I believe Dizak is an Armenian principality. Babur thought of coming to Hindustan somewhere around 1517.Abhayhttp://mariam-uz-zamani.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026714605465516937.post-39545737743979871682015-04-02T16:19:26.904+05:302015-04-02T16:19:26.904+05:30Great post Abhay :)
I literally read the whole po...Great post Abhay :)<br /><br />I literally read the whole post with a Map open in another tab :) :)<br />Well as far as religious side is concerned I had read about Sultan of Turkey who was called Khalifa. But Shah-i-Iran having such authority is news to me...So thanks for explaining all with every minute detail.<br /><br />Well as from the show POV: Shah of Iran has said that they will not allowRasika Gaikwadnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026714605465516937.post-11854500790692480412015-04-02T12:57:32.653+05:302015-04-02T12:57:32.653+05:30Wow! Radhika dear, what a delightful reading! i fe...Wow! Radhika dear, what a delightful reading! i felt as if I journied with Babar n his team. In every dynasty, the founder has to go thru a lot of hardships as it is clear frm Babarnama. Where does Dizak lie? Anyway, thank u so much fr sharing this story. And while I too am searching fr a new suitable name fr u, like preeti, i hope u will continue to share more interesting stories :)<br /><br />geetanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026714605465516937.post-85341657818276951132015-04-02T09:48:22.835+05:302015-04-02T09:48:22.835+05:30Abhay, Thank you so much for this very informative...Abhay, Thank you so much for this very informative post. This is amazing..I have learned a lot.Sindhu Menonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026714605465516937.post-74575205814372866002015-04-02T07:45:15.595+05:302015-04-02T07:45:15.595+05:30So much interesting info Radhika. I think I am go...So much interesting info Radhika. I think I am going to rename you "History Geek the II" Anyways thanks for all this fascinating info. Are you reading the Baburnama now?Preetinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026714605465516937.post-36096782854142265322015-04-02T07:42:45.046+05:302015-04-02T07:42:45.046+05:30WOW! superb narrative Abhay. I learned a lot from...WOW! superb narrative Abhay. I learned a lot from this post. Fascinating information. I cant wait for part 2 which will deal more with Akbar and possibly Jehangir's equation with the Safavid Dynasty? Thanks so much for your effortsPreetinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026714605465516937.post-30498223243503778402015-04-01T21:44:22.012+05:302015-04-01T21:44:22.012+05:30Wow, this piece was beautiful. Give us an insight ...Wow, this piece was beautiful. Give us an insight on the amount of courage Babur would have had to muster up to do all that he did. A true visionary he was. To come from the cold mountainous Ferghana to Humid Hindustan and set up an empire, a truly marvelous feat. <br /><br />And Akbar kept up his name, by taking the empire to a whole new level of prosperity. A very intriguing dynasty for sure. Aadhyanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026714605465516937.post-63728595042409452232015-04-01T19:59:15.330+05:302015-04-01T19:59:15.330+05:30Love to know more about it.Love to know more about it.Kembang Tanjoengnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026714605465516937.post-8853411446556707562015-04-01T19:38:03.850+05:302015-04-01T19:38:03.850+05:30Aadhya
Indeed, Babur's life was extremely tou...Aadhya<br /><br />Indeed, Babur's life was extremely tough. If ever there was a nomad-padshah, it was him. <br /><br />Babur himself writes about his miserable situation at one point in Baburnama:--<br /><br />"During my stay in Tashkent, I endured much poverty and humiliation. I had no country or hope of one! Most of my retainers dispersed; those who remained were unable to move about Radhikanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026714605465516937.post-39701963555028399352015-04-01T19:33:00.546+05:302015-04-01T19:33:00.546+05:30I read it somewhere that in 1622-23 Mughals (Jahan...I read it somewhere that in 1622-23 Mughals (Jahangir's reign) lost Kandahar fort to Iran.Kembang Tanjoengnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026714605465516937.post-6953549781290886512015-04-01T19:32:59.520+05:302015-04-01T19:32:59.520+05:30grt post abhay. i no less abt 'tis topic. so i...grt post abhay. i no less abt 'tis topic. so i ll wait 4 nxt post lyk radhika. thnks 4 sharing. very informative. u've arranged 'tis info 4 us n put in easy 2 read manner. m sure it must hv taken u lots of effort.Iqra Khannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026714605465516937.post-80529262046045232862015-04-01T19:32:37.163+05:302015-04-01T19:32:37.163+05:30What a narrative! Abhay, Thank u fr explaining thi...What a narrative! Abhay, Thank u fr explaining things in such a simple way.:) Though I did not hv a map in front of me, I cud easily comprehend what happened n where.. No words to thank u.<br /> Abhay I always used to wonder, why people in different parts of the world heed to Shah of Iran, n his Fatwas.( it happens in this century also.) Now it's clear to me.:) <br /><br /> I was anyways geetanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026714605465516937.post-2474919406945671142015-04-01T19:30:13.604+05:302015-04-01T19:30:13.604+05:30This is an automatic message from DISQUS.This is an automatic message from DISQUS.DISQUS Bothttps://disqus.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026714605465516937.post-12024931298088072062015-04-01T19:29:20.249+05:302015-04-01T19:29:20.249+05:30Babur describes leaving Samarkand in 1501 in Babur...Babur describes leaving Samarkand in 1501 in Baburnama, in the following words:<br /><br />I took my mother Khanim out with me; two other women-folk went too, one was Bishka-i-Khalila, the other, Minglik Kukuldash. At this exodus, my elder sister, Khan-zada Begim fell into Shaibaq Khan's hands. In the darkness of that night we lost our way and wandered about amongst the main irrigation Radhikanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026714605465516937.post-81020013187013468222015-04-01T19:20:25.557+05:302015-04-01T19:20:25.557+05:30Babur held Samarkand only a year; Shaibani Khan re...Babur held Samarkand only a year; Shaibani Khan re-took it in July 1501. Babur describes this siege in his Baburnama in the following words:<br /><br />The siege drew on to great length; no provisions and supplies came in from any quarter, no succour and reinforcement from any side. The soldiers and peasantry lost hope and, by ones and twos, began to let themselves down outside the walls and fleeRadhikanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026714605465516937.post-31854962879201958192015-04-01T19:01:55.230+05:302015-04-01T19:01:55.230+05:30yes..i ve seen abhay includes link 2 radhikas fb i...yes..i ve seen abhay includes link 2 radhikas fb id on d top of his fb post whnevr he shares ny post written by radhika on fb. i enables mor ppl frm fb 2 reach d original writer if fb id of original writer is included. he deserves d credit of info vich he painfully digs n shares humbly wid us.Iqra Khannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026714605465516937.post-69946145332382069642015-04-01T18:58:14.869+05:302015-04-01T18:58:14.869+05:30Yes, Kembang, true. This is a most interesting sto...Yes, Kembang, true. This is a most interesting story in itself. :)<br /><br /><br />If Abhay doesn't cover it in this series, then I will share it. Just wait a bit :)Radhikanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026714605465516937.post-1515004765156032172015-04-01T18:55:05.724+05:302015-04-01T18:55:05.724+05:30Well, Kembang, then you can choose Option 2 stated...Well, Kembang, then you can choose Option 2 stated above. :)Radhikanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026714605465516937.post-18646506440623336142015-04-01T18:42:05.309+05:302015-04-01T18:42:05.309+05:30Yup but the Google translate option always gets it...Yup but the Google translate option always gets it wrong. They translation results are confusing.Kembang Tanjoengnoreply@blogger.com