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http://www.jatland.com/home/Jat_history_prior_to_1669
"The Jat history prior to 1669, according to the historian Qanungo, had little scope for their lawless activity under the strong governments of the Surs and the Mughals down to the accession of Aurangzeb (1658 - 1707). They remained quite till the religious persecution of that Emperor and the misrule of the provincial viceroys goaded them into rebellion.[1]
After the enchanted sleep of a century, administered successively by the hypnotic spell of Akbar, the genial indifference of Jahangir, and the mild patting of Shah Jahan, Hindu India woke to life again in second half of the seventeenth century, being rudely shaken by the pious activity of the saintly Emperor Aurangzeb (1658 - 1707). Accustomed to look upon the occupant of the throne of Delhi, though of an alien faith, as th e shadow of God on earth, the awakened Hindus found to their surprise and sorrow that the impartial ruler of Hindustan had changed into a militant missionary of Islam.[2]
The above is an extract form Jatland wiki
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Interesting that Quanango describes Jats as ' lawless", and but for the ' strong rule of the Muslim Mughals, would have continued their lawless ways!
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Ravi Chaudhary
"The Jat history prior to 1669, according to the historian Qanungo, had little scope for their lawless activity under the strong governments of the Surs and the Mughals down to the accession of Aurangzeb (1658 - 1707). They remained quite till the religious persecution of that Emperor and the misrule of the provincial viceroys goaded them into rebellion.[1]
After the enchanted sleep of a century, administered successively by the hypnotic spell of Akbar, the genial indifference of Jahangir, and the mild patting of Shah Jahan, Hindu India woke to life again in second half of the seventeenth century, being rudely shaken by the pious activity of the saintly Emperor Aurangzeb (1658 - 1707). Accustomed to look upon the occupant of the throne of Delhi, though of an alien faith, as th e shadow of God on earth, the awakened Hindus found to their surprise and sorrow that the impartial ruler of Hindustan had changed into a militant missionary of Islam.[2]
The above is an extract form Jatland wiki
How accurate is it?
Interesting that Quanango describes Jats as ' lawless", and but for the ' strong rule of the Muslim Mughals, would have continued their lawless ways!
Comments?
Ravi Chaudhary