tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25135975.post7086911798021308831..comments2023-10-31T17:07:34.630+08:00Comments on :::...Szerelem, Szerelem...:::: Mughal tombsSzerelemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17911190230851186924noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25135975.post-80255477996126816092009-07-08T22:04:00.681+08:002009-07-08T22:04:00.681+08:00thanks Qalandar. No disagreement re: Aurangzeb, th...thanks Qalandar. No disagreement re: Aurangzeb, the point I was making was that in popular history we still get a very un-nuanced picture of the man and of his rule.Szerelemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17911190230851186924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25135975.post-39378901696481999292009-07-05T07:30:39.129+08:002009-07-05T07:30:39.129+08:00Re: Aurangzeb: there's no contradiction: he wa...Re: Aurangzeb: there's no contradiction: he was personally the least violent, most "law-bound", of the Great Mughals -- and politically the least tolerant of non-Muslims, the most orthodox Sunni, and the most suspicious of Sufism. Not for him the young Akbar's appropriation of other men's wives -- but those acts affected a few people, whereas Aurangzeb's worldview affected the realm at large.Qalandarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08822440676942755461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25135975.post-39244418863609262452009-07-05T07:28:21.725+08:002009-07-05T07:28:21.725+08:00Thanks for these photos, they brought back memorie...Thanks for these photos, they brought back memories of my own visit to Aurangabad, Rauza, Khuldabad in late '07...superb shots...Qalandarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08822440676942755461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25135975.post-77368617101205838712009-06-30T15:06:40.003+08:002009-06-30T15:06:40.003+08:00Roxana, I have quite honestly not seen a grave lik...Roxana, I have quite honestly not seen a grave like this one before. Most of the royal toms are these elaborately carved marble ones. The sheet is just to protect the grave and from what I gathered there wasn't any significance to the plant as such, but perhaps it had been planted to keep the soil in place and as an offering. <br /><br />km: You know, I really couldn't recommend Abraham Eraly's <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Mughal-Throne-Indias-Great-Emperors/dp/0753817586/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_b" rel="nofollow">Mughal Throne</a> highly enough. It's an excellent introduction.Szerelemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17911190230851186924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25135975.post-29437151186438572912009-06-29T20:04:38.787+08:002009-06-29T20:04:38.787+08:00Just saw your comment about Aurangzeb.
I am cert...Just saw your comment about Aurangzeb. <br /><br />I am certainly guilty of believing populist (textbook) history about the man. Are there books/studies which show him in a different light?kmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16040339235134145847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25135975.post-17003010366392443822009-06-29T17:04:50.981+08:002009-06-29T17:04:50.981+08:00thank you for taking us on such a fascinating trip...thank you for taking us on such a fascinating trip, dear SZ... the second picture is so captivating. is that arrangement part of the tomb? i don't understand very well what it is, a branch as an offering?Roxanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05650840495095863057noreply@blogger.com