Wonders of Mughal India

The present work entitled "Wonders of Mughal India" an attempt has been made to light the Mughal India - Historical and factual tracing of description, regarding founder and rulers of Mughal period of India. It is a fact of immense significance that whereas in the Tracing medieval India's Mughal period History, since the conquest of Babur played the role of a powerful effective but mostly external factor in the East the expansion of Mughal rule went for more than two and half centuries became so intimate that as a result, we find, an Indo-Islamic pattern of society and culture. We have an entire literature which deals with the "birth of Mughal India" in the later medieval period. It is observed as a wonder that the Islamic invaders minority in number defeated the majority of the people, established and ruled over India for more than approximately two hundred and fifty years.

Dr. Kamal Shankar Srivastava, IAS (Retd.) born in Varanasi (UP), Indian eminent Scholar, Indologist, Museologist, Journalist, Art-historian and Academician turned Administrator, obtained Post-Graduate degrees (M.A.s) in 17 (seventeen) different disciplines (i) Ancient Indian History, Culture and Archaeology (ii) History (iii) Museology (iv) English Literature (v) Mass communication (vi) Public Administration (vii) Sociology (viii) Hindi Literature (ix) Sanskrit Literature (x) Philosophy & Religion (xi) Political Science (xii) Social work, (xiii) Economics, (xiv) defence studies, and (xv) Linguistics, apart from Master of Business Administration (MBA-HRM) and Master of Law LL.M). Awarded B.H.U. Gold- Medal in 1981, in 1985, awarded Ph.D. degree in AIHC and Archaeology, Musicology from BHU Varanasi also awarded post-graduate diplomas in 11 (eleven) different disciplines i.e. Business Administration, Tourism Administration, Human Rights Law, Corporate Law and Management, Environmental Law, Alternative Dispute O Resolution, Intellectual property rights Law, Labour law, Sustainable Rural Development, Tribal Development Management and Cyber law in 2003, awarded Doctor of Literature (D. Litt.) degree in History.

As per Indian history is concerned, the Mughal history is an interesting and pride of the Medieval India. As the great rulers, Babur as founder. Akbar as a great Builder and Monarch, Jahangir as a great lover of society and justice, Shahjahan as a great lover of Architecture and Aurangzeb as a unique ruler of the Hindu and Muslim subject as a part of empire.

The Indian Mughals were the fulfilment of the best and the worst instincts of their forbears. By a prophetic instinct the followers of Timuer as well as Babur had felt that settlement in India would mean deterioration of their character as warriors and conquerors. Their worst fears were fulfilled though gradually and imperceptibly, in the course of over two centuries. This may not be attributed entirely to the enervating influence of the Indian climate. The deterioration of the Mughals must, therefore, be attributed to other causes.

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