The rise and fall of the Mughal Empire - Stephanie Honchell Smith

[@nenenindonu]

Fun fact, they actually never called themselves "Mughals" but Gurkaniya, a term which evokes their connection as sons in law to Genghis Khan

[@itacom2199]

Thank you, I didn't know

[@The.Nasty.]

Any relation to the elite military group called the Gurkhas?

[@murodillafatkhullaev9782]

It makes sense!!! Bc the word “Ko’ragon” or “Ko’ragoniy” was very popular during Tumirid dynasty. It referred them being the son-in-laws of the reigning clan (royal) Borjigids and also referred them to be from the sister clan Barlos.

[@nenenindonu]

​@@murodillafatkhullaev9782 Baburids, Indo-Timurids, or Gurkanids would be better English namings for the so called Mughal misnomer

[@deleted-something]

Interesting

[@theWZZA]

“Look back over the past, with its changing empires that rose and fell, and you can foresee the future too.” ― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

[@alexd832]

​@Angry Austrian Painter wow, be careful with your logo, many people wouldn't see this as sarcasm

[@theWZZA]

@@alexd832 It's all intentional

[@dickcheese8628]

Cool that you posted this, I just started Meditations.

[@timmy-wj2hc]

The entire 🌎 is hoping for the end of the terroristic and psycopathic US empire.

[@alexd832]

@Angry Austrian Painter yeah and your username is totally accidental....

[@Hallows4]

Babur means "tiger", so that image on the sword was a great touch. For anyone interested in the story of the dynasty, I highly recommend "Empire of the Moghul" by Alex Rutherford.

[@little_swallow]

I'm currently reading it, it's so beautifully written!

[@Hallows4]

@@little_swallow I read the first three volumes years ago but interest petered out after that. Now own all six and am starting from the beginning.

[@little_swallow]

@@Hallows4 it can be a little heavy on the information side, same for me. I'm on the 3rd vol currently.

[@Hallows4]

@@little_swallow The biggest obstacle for me is typically remembering all of the characters names, since many of them can sound similar.

[@anirudh177]

Fiction? vhy vould you recommend fiction for learning about Mughal history? I'll never understand vhy people think historical fiction is an appropriate source for history. check Michael Fisher's "A Short History of the Mughal Empire", Majumdar's "History and Culture of the Indian People - Volume 07: The Mughul Empire" and J.F Richards' "The New Cambridge History of India, Volume 1, Part 5: The Mughal Empire" for single volume books on the Mughal empire. I can reccommend more books if anyone vants.

[@cgt3704]

You missed the fact that near the end of Aurangzeb's reign, the Mughal state did one huge mistake: decided to limit rights for the majority non-muslim people, even trying to implement the Jiziya tax during the crisis. Obviously, the hindus and the sikhs were furious and so they rebelled, with one of them being the Maratha Empire, which by the start of 19th century, fontrolled most of the sub-continent. And there was also many invasions by the persians and afghans which resulted in the sack of Delhi by the iranian emperor, Nader Shah (aka the Napoleon of Iran)

[@sagarbhadva1118]

Lmao it's ted what else do you expect

[@imaysin97]

Marathas controlling most of subcontinent.....😆

[@RPPIK]

Exactly!

[@smn9966]

Factual inaccuracy: 1. Aurangzeb's imposition didn't result into instant rebellion. Infact during that time,mughal empire were at its largest. 2. Maratha Empire "control"ing vast majority of India is a misleading statement. They were puppets of the British East India Company. EIC started their control in India in 1757. Within 50 years, there was no independent unaffected ruler in India.

[@tariqkhanPathanKabuliwala]

whatsapp university 😂

[@DB-me7ol]

As someone from Uttarakhand, traveling to the plains opens up a whole different world. It is not as peaceful and serene as the hills with their many temples and forests but is still very impressive.

[@AryanSharma-qj4eu]

Fun fact, akhbar used to travel to uttrakhand temples too. Like hanol temple

[@DB-me7ol]

Oh thanks I didn’t know that!

[@jonasdavies1806]

Fun Fact, there are plains in Uttarakhand Too, even most of the population of Uttarakhand lives in plains. I have lived there for about 6 months there in the towns of Southern Uttarakhand and even learnt some slang in the local dialect, next time I would like to visit Kumaon and Garawal too. Also I made two of my best friends for life there.

[@DB-me7ol]

@@jonasdavies1806 Yes certainly. Uttarakhand has the most diverse geoforms. I was referring to the plains of UP, the Delhi area, etc where there is a more significant Mughal and Islamic architectural influence.

[@jonasdavies1806]

@@DB-me7ol where are you from In Uttarakhand? And also do you know these dialects like Kumaoni or Garawali?

[@zu-tangclan8113]

I wish they taught us this type of history in high school, but according to American schools “world history” is only limited to European history.

[@krishnagopalsrivastava2084]

And in India, it's mostly limited to Indian history or modern (20th century) 'world' I.e. European history.

[@derangedlunatic9191]

@@krishnagopalsrivastava2084 there is so little time in school so they had to make the best of it. the Indian history couldn't be avoided, but they still glossed over some history, like that of south India which was never under Mughal rule. the French revolution was a key point so it can't be avoided either. The first and second world war did change the world a lot even though its definitely an overstatement to call the military efforts of just Europe a world war. As for Italian, Russian and German history that we were taught, I don't remember even paying attention to the classes. I am assuming German an Russian history had to do with world war but I can't remember what the significance of the Italian unification was. asides from that we were taught about the old trading and a bit about the Indus valley civilization and Indian independence were repeated a few times. we really don't have enough room for much else. maybe the neighbours of Mughals and the old republic of Rome and the independence of America or how India affected some neighbouring civilizations like Sri Lanka could be added.

[@Baraz_Red]

Same in Canada. Anything east of Europe is not taught. The Byzantine Empire, though it lasted nearly 1000 years, was Christian, and close to Europe, is barely known by many modern Westerners. Our cultures from Europe were dominated by the Catholic Church, which tends to want to ignore the whole Byzantine empire which was not under their pope. But your comment makes me realize we also do not teach much about anything East.

[@umang3227]

@@derangedlunatic9191 "Call the military efforts of just Europe a world war" I can understand that the war was started and centred around Europe but excuse me 2.5 million indians gave "effort" in that war. It's definitely part of Indian History

[@gothicfan52]

@@derangedlunatic9191 " call the military efforts of just Europe a world war." Europe controlled most of the world, the only continent untouched by war was south america. And I struggle to see how Japan's conquests of many asian countries was european. Whatever education system you're under, it clearly failed you

[@durdanatabassum6057]

Wealth and prosperity never stays, it comes and goes, and comes again, India is proof of that.

[@TawhidCodex]

💔

[@mrbloodyhyphen-5657]

Yeah it is very hard to maintain it when there is another country constantly stealing the resources of your country

[@jobz9150]

Still waiting for it to come again...

[@durdanatabassum6057]

@@jobz9150 The wait won't be long, a century or two maybe... What's that compared to the entirety of human civilization?

[@cinema6444]

it was always there in india untill the colonisation.

[@krishnagopalsrivastava2084]

" Subha Ke Takht Nasheen, Sham ko mujrim tehre. Hum ne pal bhar mein naseebo'n ko badalte dekha hai" (In the morning I was enthroned, In the evening I was reduced to a prisoner. I have seen destiny turn in the fraction of a second) . This heart-rendering couplet by the last Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar not only summarizes the individual downfall of an Emperor , but also the end of a great dynasty. This illustrates how empires rise and fall and glory which seems eternal, fades in a second.

[@ratanlalbhattacharjee1125]

"Great dynasty" lol good joke😂

[@krishnagopalsrivastava2084]

@@ratanlalbhattacharjee1125 so what was it then?

[@anirudh177]

@@ratanlalbhattacharjee1125 I mean the Mughals vere one of the fev dynasties along vith the Mauryans that managed to conquer most of India, only the Guptas and the Maratha come close other than these, it's a pretty impressive feat.

[@anirudh177]

Bahadur shah Zafar vas King of Delhi in his entire reign, the EIC reduced titular authority in 1835.

[@BarlasofIndus]

​@@ratanlalbhattacharjee1125 There wasn't a Greater Dynasty to rule over the Subcontinent except the Mughals. And we're talking about Great in all proportions. Territories,wealth, administration, consolidation,politics etc

[@dilnuratoleutaeva4674]

The interesting thing is that a lot of Turkic words are identical to the Indian language. I know all languages have a root, but this connection of Indo-Central Asia is very surprising.

[@rbran]

I’d want to say that’s because of the influence of the Persian language on Turkish, which is related to Hindi in a similar way English is related to Italian

[@husseinzaid2092]

@@rbran English has nothing to do with italian

[@rbran]

@@husseinzaid2092 Germanic Languages (like English and German) and Romance Languages (like Italian, Spanish, French) may not be extremely extremely similar. However, they both descend as branches of the Indo-European language family and do actually share a lot of common features. Additionally, there has been a lot of intermixing between the languages due to invasion and trade, making them share various words. This is the same thing that has occurred with Hindi and Farsi, as they are both Indo-European languages, though not under the same branch. They also have this intermixing due to proximity, invasion, and trade over hundreds of years.

[@harithameyyappan5570]

which Indian language though?

[@rbran]

@@harithameyyappan5570 Hindi is what I’m mostly thinkinhf

[@Blurrybob]

I'm from Uzbekistan, Babur's original homeland. I was named after him actually

[@gobimurugesan2411]

U added Russian name?

[@Blurrybob]

@@gobimurugesan2411 actually, people in most post-Soviet countries have surnames ending with and . That's a legacy from our former Russian overlords

[@Wisdom-i1v]

Your ancestors committed innumerable crimes in my homeland...Babur is just remembered as a barbaric central Asian turkic invader

[@Wisdom-i1v]

@@gobimurugesan2411 of course no wonder the russians deislamized them , made them enjoy pork and wine...look at the ones in Afghanistan, the hazaras ...same central Asian Muslims or turks just across the border....but the culture is completely opposite there..as they weren't under Russian influence...

[@Barnil_JN]

So your name BlurryBob is derived from Babur?

[@jasonspreyer6009]

I like how Ted-Ed talks about the history of every empires

[@debarpanroy3785]

Akabr married also his own mother. Jahangir shan jahan married his own daughter 😮 Akbar take jajiya (Tax) from non-Muslims. Or converted into islam. Mughals ban diwali festival. 😂 Mughals killed lot of sikh gurus. Mughal totally know without Rajputs ,they cant rule south india . Mughals destroyed india. Mughals and Britishers make india poor. Mughalas are reasons for partition. Mughal emperor persecuted sikhs and brahmans 😅.

[@rishikeshshingte2908]

In this case tho its hilariously wrong with the video. A rare Ted-Ed L

[@meikhochakre3309]

​@@rishikeshshingte2908 wrong as in factually wrong or incomplete info. What do you expect from compiling 200+ years into a 5 min video? Some info are bound to be omitted

[@rishikeshshingte2908]

@@meikhochakre3309 Factually wrong. Just because its a 5 mins video doesn't mean wrong info can be given. Ted-Ed themselves have other 5 mins videos where information is properly presented despite the time limit

[@meikhochakre3309]

@@rishikeshshingte2908 Point out the part where it's wrong then

[@mamamiaherewegoagain6959]

Being a descendant of both genghis khan and tamerlane is crazy

[@navneetparmar3632]

How? They have lot of bastards its not like they were in real family or even in close circle they were kicked out from uzbekistan actually

[@mamamiaherewegoagain6959]

@@navneetparmar3632 I just meant the coincidence of it all. That babur established an empire himself, just like his (very far) ancestors.

[@navneetparmar3632]

@@mamamiaherewegoagain6959 naah it was not empire at babur time actually even after his death his son humayun was kicked out and forced to take refuge under hindu and persian rulers by sher shah suri and after 15 years when sher shah died without successor mughals re estaiblished theselves with help of others , only capable ruler was akbar although he was puppet ruler and was lucky that he had loyal caretaker who didnt overthrown him anyway akbar made mughals empire thats my point and later its demise was done by aurangjeb who presecuted majority hindus too much that mughal empire was uprooted by hindu maratha empire this 5 minute video cant explain everything

[@SafiullahJahBakht]

​@@navneetparmar3632Babur was literally the legitimate son of Timurid Emir and Genghisid Princess

[@asahama8173]

Even taimur himself was cousin of genghis khan 😂

[@aaronTGP_3756]

One of the key events in the Fall was the brutal sack of Delhi by the Turkic conqueror Nader Shah in 1739. The Peacock Throne was even taken (and later destroyed after Nader's death).

[@Nomadicenjoyerplus]

Nader was such a gigachad but he weakened Muslim and Turkic world too

[@user-pakshibhithi10]

Wasn't Nader Shah Persian?

[@aaronTGP_3756]

@@user-pakshibhithi10 Nader Shah was a Turkoman from the Afshar tribe.

[@user-pakshibhithi10]

@@aaronTGP_3756 So, was he a Persianised Turk?

[@nenenindonu]

​@@user-pakshibhithi10 No he was simply an ethnic Turk who ruled Iran, Nader Shah spoke two Turkic languages ; Chagatai and his mother tongue Oghuz Turkic

[@nenenindonu]

Ottoman gunpowder aid to Timurid prince Babur was a turning point which enabled his conquest of Northern India paving way for the rise of the Mughal Empire

[@ayujmenda5035]

Yes that is true. but the usage of musket was rarely used but canons were highly used to destroy Infantry and cavalry

[@kumosi9437]

What u mean aid. He owned them all

[@exspresstelekom6699]

​@@kumosi9437Nope.An Ottoman officer named Mustafa Ramin appointed by the Ottoman Sultan helped the Babur.

[@sabtaingopinath9652]

​@@exspresstelekom6699cannot find this Ramin guy anywhere?... Any sources or references?

[@abduvohidodiljonov9365]

It was better to defend his country with that aid. I mean he should have won Shayboniyxon who was leader of uzbeks.

[@nikhil518]

Mughal Empire was a great empire, under its rule India prospered. You should've mentioned the Marathas, who played a huge role in tumbling down the mughals. Huge battles for domination of subcontinent were fought in what came to be known as Mughal-Maratha war, in which Marathas won against the Mighty Mughals. By 1757 they reached delhi, and by 1758 reached peshawar. The Mughal empire was split into regional kingdoms, with the Nizam of Hyderabad, Nawab of Oudh and Nawab of Bengal quick to assert the nominal independence of their lands. And then the British east India company's conquests of India started from battle of Plassey fought against Nawab of Bengal who was assisted by French and French east India company. The British victory was made possible by the defection of Mir Jafar, who was Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah's commander in chief.

[@ClashwithImb]

The fact that you have a DP of Shri Ram Respect to you as a Muslim Mughals and Marathas were mighty forces of India who fought against the Brits But the traitors who are with us even today continue dividing hs

[@karthika560]

Yes it was a great Empire but India didnt prosper under the mughals. Infact while empires wealth increased India’s share of world gdp declined under them because of high taxation and most of it was spent on vanity projects and not public works. You dont them constructing canals or roads unlike the cholas did in south india Their empire resembled mauryan empire under asoka which collapsed swiftly after his death.

[@nikhil518]

@@karthika560 I see where you're coming from. In reference to Cholas, I agree that they were really great administrators and infrastructure development of the scale which cholas did was a rare sight in history of humanity, one might claim they were akin to Romans. That being said, I mentioned India prospered under Mughal Empire, cause that is what India has always been, a prosperous land both culturally and economically. Mughals, although they didn't push Infrastructure projects like other kingdoms of India, Like Guptas or Mauryas, yet under them the prosperity didn't vanish. In that sense I said under their rule India prospered, that is also the reason why I never said "they were the only empire in human history which build India and without Mughals India was barren and poor", and I can never say this cause this statement is utterly wrong. Hope you get my point.

[@nikhil518]

@@karthika560 and they did develop art and culture, Maintained and managed a huge territory, paved a way to an amazing cuisine and, as you mentioned, carried out many vanity projects across the nation. It was a shame how most of them were not tolerant, and marginalisation of Hindus also came with aforementioned positives. That being said, Some of them (sadly, only about a couple of them) really tried to bridge the gap between Hindus and Muslims. The thought was there but alas, Hindu-Muslim Harmony didn't last.

[@karthika560]

@@nikhil518 Under Mughals Indians became much poorer. Europeans grew richer during the same time. People are equating treasury growth with prosperity. Actually, Mughals were less babaric than turkish conquerers but if you read sources even akbar wasnt religiously tolerant.

[@shortedits2227]

It is still amazing to learn about Central Asia's underrated history while they had great empires and conquerors

[@sairahameed5515]

​@@lordvold9486but Akbar was Uzbek

[@Drizzle_18]

@@sairahameed5515 Afghan

[@maqsoodakram7916]

@@lordvold9486it has nothing to do with india,its central asian and muslim history

[@ignatiuscianci4440]

all gunpowder empires namely ottomans, safavids and mughals have central asian nomad turkic origin. bur only ottomans were able to maintain their origin.

[@Khushi_R9]

not great bruh they were literally invaders who originated from Central Asia to destroy temples and all cultural heritage to force Islam

[@mafiaintheevening]

I am from Central Asia and it’s interesting to learn about its historical connection with India

[@sacidaniel8263]

most of it its fake

[@ankitsoni9275]

it's all lie here

[@orziqulovburhoniddin8564]

​@@sacidaniel8263saying who expert?😂😂😂😂

[@orziqulovburhoniddin8564]

​@@ankitsoni9275saying who an expert of history 😂😂

[@thethirdchannel3887]

@@ankitsoni9275 ah yes indian propaganda book fed indian kids

[@spongekun4246]

it's fascinating how the most powerful empire at a time was defeated 17 times by a small kingdom in the northeastern part of India, THE AHOM EMPIRE!

[@007dalal]

17 times is overstatement. Mughals had their moments. And fighting mughals was constly for Ahoms as they were easily defeated by British later on ANd it will be good if u check the name of Mughal general at sarrianghat

[@rajashashankgutta4334]

Mughals were hardly an unbeatable force. Even Ahmednagar defeated them several times

[@ahnafabdullah5307]

@@rajashashankgutta4334 yep, there was so much infighting, and the Mughal Army was so spread out fighting Persian and Afghan and Marathas etc. it was just that they undisputedly controlled the de facto capital of India: Delhi, and that they were the wealthiest.

[@smn9966]

Lol. They were mere skirmishes. If Ahom were so powerful why couldn’t they take lands from Bengal presidency.

[@smn9966]

@@rajashashankgutta4334 rajputs who constantly got defeated by mughals : wait whot

[@Sirrajj]

Mughals nowadays have become a sensitive topic in India, they're used for votebank politics, because they were Muslim rulers and majority of India is Hindu

[@arpanmandal7244]

Muslim should have left for Pakistan just. Want ambedkar wanted

[@sabtaingopinath9652]

​@@arpanmandal7244Muslims will rule u again.. It is inevitable

[@indahbudiani4773]

​@@arpanmandal7244 That's Not Very Nice

[@arpanmandal7244]

@@indahbudiani4773 indian constitution maker wanted total population exchange. All muslim to Pakistan and all other minorities to india . He said muslim don't have loyalty towards their host countries.

[@netninja6000]

​@@arpanmandal7244 what about hindus there

[@Random9_]

In india we learnt the Mughal Empire for a year in class 9. Very nicely put in this short video

[@luckywolf8171]

Remember the amount of names we had to stuff into our heads for class 4?

[@Random9_]

@@luckywolf8171 well looking back at it all, school days were so great. Surely better than adulting:p

[@abiaaryan9801]

Well I am a student of class 9 and there is not a single mention Mughals in the history book instead it is full of European history . Pls correct it , we study about mughals mainly in class 7 . Peace✌️

[@thedictator1454]

@@luckywolf8171 class 4th was the best history ever

[@debarpanroy3785]

Akabr married also his own mother. Jahangir shan jahan married his own daughter 😮 Akbar take jajiya (Tax) from non-Muslims. Or converted into islam. Mughals ban diwali festival. 😂 Mughals killed lot of sikh gurus. Mughal totally know without Rajputs ,they cant rule south india . Mughals destroyed india. Mughals and Britishers make india poor. Mughalas are reasons for partition. Mughal emperor persecuted sikhs and brahmans 😅.

[@kanhaibhatt913]

The Maratha empire brough an end to the Turko Moghuls, not the British. After Aurangzebs death the Maratha expansion began and they took over large parts of India, sacked Delhi and installed a puppet Moghul on the throne. By 1720 the Turko Moghuls shrank to a size smaller than todays' Rajasthan. Western historians have very methodically undermentioned this fact.

[@saurabhkutwal544]

Exactly!

[@Pratik792]

It's all ignorance and bigotry bro. They call themselves TED-ED. But we know our history and we are proud!

[@fasihussaini8554]

lol no nobody who is unbiased says that

[@random_stuff507]

History isn't read from only one souce. Try reading it from multiple sources to get the whole picture. You're basing your whole take on modern Indian sources which are rewriting history as they see fit without even giving proper sources. Read the history written in that era

[@Barnil_JN]

@@random_stuff507 Sources?? Like what? Fake sources made up by the Britishers to defame Indian Society? BBC, CNN Sources? We don't need made-up Sources. What we need are Sources that are actually true with proof and logic. Sad thing is proof can be changed, truth can't be but the proof could be changed.

[@subhanhasan990tsikfm]

Not just Mahabharata, Akbar also commisioned miniature paintings of Ramayana, Harivamsa, and translations of Yoga-Vasishta. His descendants who were of mixed Rajput and Mughal lineage (especially Shah Jahan who was 3/4 Rajput) even commissioned translations from Sanskrit into Braj Bhasha at times, instead of courtly Persian. Shah Jahan even ordered a copy of 1000 braj bhasha poems for his dhrupad singers, the name was SahasRas, originally penned by a poet of the Gwalior Court. However the last main mughal, Aurangzeb wasn't this appreciative of Indian culture (despite having indian ancestry), and was a religious fanatic. Aurangzeb usurped the throne from his Elder brother Dara Shikoh, who is known for penning a book "meeting of the two seas" or "majma ul bahrain" which explores the commonalities of Hinduism and Islam

[@TawhidCodex]

Prashant real id se aa

[@sayakchoudhury9711]

Dara Shikho was definitely a very interesting character, but what I understand that he was not a very good administrator.

[@Inside.Frame1]

India's representation of Aurangzeb in history books is not the full truth. Aurangzeb employed more Hindus in his administration than any of the previous rulers. I recommend you to read about him from neutral sources.

[@debarpanroy3785]

Akabr married also his own mother. Jahangir shan jahan married his own daughter 😮 Akbar take jajiya (Tax) from non-Muslims. Or converted into islam. Mughals ban diwali festival. 😂 Mughals killed lot of sikh gurus. Mughal totally know without Rajputs ,they cant rule south india . Mughals destroyed india. Mughals and Britishers make india poor. Mughalas are reasons for partition. Mughal emperor persecuted sikhs and brahmans 😅.

[@subhanhasan990tsikfm]

@@sayakchoudhury9711 interesting, what makes you say that though?

[@hannyagargola8059]

The other religions: intellectual debates 🍻 👌🏻🍷 Portuguese Jesuit: No debate, only convert 😤 📖✝️

[@zfg07]

Hinduism, Judaism, Zoroastrianism are religions based on blood and geography. The only missionary religions are: Islam, Christianity, and Buddhism. Akbar was already a Muslim and video does not mention any Buddhist. So yeah, Christians believe in conversion through debate (ideally)

[@chinmaydesai863]

Not really the actual historical interactions are very interactive and coloured

[@Abk367]

Why shouldn't they be disappointed? They literally traveled to another part of the world to preach something they fully believed in .it wasn't an easy journey traveling from Europe to India. Many die in the sea or from diseases like malaria and cholera(just look at the mortality rates of Europeans in india during that time ) once they land .it was their lives mission and goal to preach and spread the message of christ .besides it wasn't the way its portrayed here .while they were disappointed that akbar wouldn't convert, they actively took part in the discussions .these discussions weren't always pleasant the other groups too fiercely defended their positions and bitterly argued over whose religion was the greatest .it became so bad that akbar had to stop these discussions completely in 1582 AD

[@139-b7j]

As opposed to Muslims and Hindus who still murder those who don't believe in their religion.

[@anmolagrawal5358]

@@Abk367 Either way that's entirely on them as they endeavored on that journey of their own free will.

[@warrior43]

I am from comilla city of Bangladesh 🇧🇩 and the area where I live name is "Mughaltuli" means "Mughal locality". There is a Mughal architectural mosque near my house.

[@tanveer3384]

Love from burichong 🇧🇩

[@BarlasofIndus]

As a Gurkani belonging to one of the 6 last remaining traditional families(mine is in north Punjab, Pakistan), I say thanks. We are often confused here,We have no large community and live in friendship and alliance of our historical allies and neighbours ,Ghakkars,and Yuarics

[@khushi2003.]

And you're proud of that?

[@DADDYG-Ryder]

Bengalese have no relation with Mughals, you're proud of the fact that your ancestors failed to protect your land

[@satreobreo93]

​@@khushi2003.Looks like pajjet got a problem

[@ANIKETSONAWANE]

Please do one in Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj ❤

[@mohdsuhail9586]

Accha

[@GhGh-sj4wb]

He clown and he never defeated Aranguzib😂😂

[@ibrahim-sf9od]

bro what did you do ?? that you guys praise him soo much for??? he just looted a pileged other tribes go learn real history not from whatsapp university.

[@ANIKETSONAWANE]

@@ibrahim-sf9odThats some Madarsa chhaap quality meme knowledge u got. Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj established maratha empire against immense odds.

[@AK-tf3fc]

​@@GhGh-sj4wblol😂

[@thl205]

People often overlook that the British Empire followed a series of other competing & warring empires who tried to conquer India.

[@karthika560]

By the time British arrived Most of India was consolidated by the Marathas. The Mughals king in Delhi was essentially a puppet. Aurangazeb was defeated in a war of attrition by the Marathas. He spent the last decades of his life in Deccan

[@shramanadasdutta3006]

Conquering and colonising is different though. Even though the mughals did bad things, as did all other kings ever, they lived in this country and their decents are here with us to live though the consequences of their ancestors actions. Colonisers however, stole our stuff and left to enrich their families and their own countries with our resources. Hastings and Mountbattens' children or followers are not in india anymore. They are enjoying the wealth their ancestors stole in the comfort of England.

[@Barnil_JN]

@@shramanadasdutta3006 Karma will pay back. It always does and will continue to do so 'til the end of time. Don't worry. :)

[@sagnikchatterjee2946]

@@shramanadasdutta3006 excuse me but Mughals also colonized Bharat . Read Baburnama for reference.

[@shramanadasdutta3006]

@@sagnikchatterjee2946 my comment just explained the difference between conquering and colonising. Mughals conquered, British colonised.

[@Dara-ci2pv]

Conversion from company rule to colonial rule broke me

[@arkoguha888]

I understand you had a lot to unpack. But humayun bare minimum deserved a mention And Aurangzeb's tyranny was ultimately what began the downfall

[@BarlasofIndus]

Aurangzeb was the only one that was the best at holding the empire. The empire slowly started losing hold when numerous small rebellions broke out during Arungzeb's son's short rule, and the rebellion slowly turned greater and greater

[@anirudh177]

@@BarlasofIndus I'll politely disagree, the primary cause of Mughal decline vere structural and institutional issues that began appearing in the reign of shah jahan and Aurangzeb, both of vhom failed to rectify it, this in turn vould lead to administrative and economic degradation during the later years of Aurangzeb, and continue after him, Alamgir also vorsened the crisis vith unnecessary campaigning that proved fruitless in the end, and his diplomatic mishaps and mismanagement of religious tensions also contributed as factors, this combined vith hostile entities staging invasions and uprisings marked the beginning of the decline.

[@gobimurugesan2411]

All kings are just dictators.

[@fubukishirou5023]

​@@BarlasofIndus And why do you think these rebellions arose ? Because of the tyranny of Aurangzeb

[@ClashwithImb]

Aurangzeb was best

[@japkaransingh8218]

Please make a video on Sikh Empire…. The Reign of Maharaja(great king) Ranjit Singh!

[@grapeshott]

Sadly after Ranjit Singh, the leaders turned out to be useless. Otherwise Sikh Empire was powerful. Well, it's the ultimate result of absolute monarchies...

[@subhanhasan990tsikfm]

Mahraja Ranjit singh was very inspired by Akbar, he even commisioned painted book of Ain i Akbari

[@williamcunninghammorrison3894]

​@@subhanhasan990tsikfmnice joke 😂

[@anirudhkashyapanirudh9584]

@@williamcunninghammorrison3894 everything that doesn't suits your agenda is propaganda! Bunch of foolish multitudes 😅

[@hindugramsci]

​@@subhanhasan990tsikfm and his son Sher Singh b3head3d Ahmad Shah Barelvi at the Battle of Balakot which now is used as a wahabi training ground for militants.

[@puneetmishra4726]

The tiger reflection from Babur's sword because his name is the Farsi word for tiger, subtle details like that is why I absolutely love TED

[@patrickblanchette4337]

I surprised they didn’t mention the reign of Akbar’s father, Humayun (it would have been a hilarious side note).

[@BarlasofIndus]

You mean his start of reign, or the brief interruption by suri empire or the fact that he died due to injury while falling from stairs of his astronomy tower?

[@patrickblanchette4337]

@@BarlasofIndus All of the above (I really liked Jack Rackam’s video on him😆).

[@dramallama079]

he was a clown duh

[@kerron9793]

I wish ted did a video on Sher Shah Suri. One of the greatest administrators of his time, who also defeated Humayun and briefly took control of Mughal Empire.

[@spacemann1425]

He didn't have a reign. His "reign" was a failure, and he almost went back to the Timurid Empire.

[@arakachukwunweike7259]

Do Benin Empire next. The world needs to know of other ancient civilizations in Africa asides Egypt 😅

[@THEONLYOBA]

Oyo empire too

[@scarletkingdom2359]

They already did kush and Ethiopia

[@arakachukwunweike7259]

@@scarletkingdom2359 Agreed. But their focus is still relatively the same region of Africa.

[@scarletkingdom2359]

@@arakachukwunweike7259 I believe they also did mali

[@Random13Guy]

Yeah I'd love to know more about Africa

[@Psd863]

Disappointed at the lack of mention of the Sikhs and Marathis who were both instrumental in the decline of Mughal power. It's like talking about the decline of the European empires without mentioning the countless wars for independence of their colonial states.

[@Fahim_Istiyak_Refat]

They were the puppet of the EIC.

[@steveb7600]

They pretty much pretended that the Moghuls did India a favor by attacking it. Like they "opened port cities to trade", like the Indians didn't know how to trade before they were conquered?

[@Hoops_Fan]

At the height of their power (under Aurangzeb), the Mughals ruled a vast empire comprising the land between present day Pakistan in the west to Bangladesh in the east. From Jammu and Kashmir in the north to Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh in the south.

[@_bakihanma]

you know only one part of the story😂

[@mrphoenix6671]

Aurangzeb most intolerant and brutal ruler. He led to downfall of empire.

[@_bakihanma]

@@mrphoenix6671 i hope you know who is the reason behinf his downfall

[@BarlasofIndus]

​@@mrphoenix6671Sikhs,Afridis,Blioals,Dutch,French,Seperatist Nawabs,Succession crisis led to the empire being cracked

[@G_singh42]

@@BarlasofIndusSikhs were the ones that defeated both Mughals and afghans

[@anubratabit3027]

Quite a good timing for the video, considering the fact the Central Government had recently decided to omit mention of Mughals in the history syllabus.

[@LionsHeart3.1.3]

Some piece of sh!ts say that, mughals took tax from non-muslims. Lmao,😆😂🤣 Why dont they talk about the fact that, Aurangzeb took zakat tax from Muslims? Why Don't they mention the fact thay, total tax given by muslims were more than, that of non-muslims. They just know how to hate, not learn.

[@kedarmeow]

Mention was reduced & not Omitted. India is much more than Mughals. Mughals doesn't mean Indian history. Mughals were just part of Indian history.

[@LionsHeart3.1.3]

@@kedarmeow Mughals means India, India Means Mughal. People Don't want to see mandirs or masjids, they want to see, India, what did your other empires did, except building Mandirs? Ashoka forcefully made hindus convert to Buddhism. Thats the only good thing that he did.

[@commentnahipadhaikar2339]

@@LionsHeart3.1.3 Most senseless comment ever made be like:

[@LionsHeart3.1.3]

@@commentnahipadhaikar2339 Most senseless people reading a comment be like:

[@abdulazizyakubjonov7277]

Babur was a great general, poet, people-loving ruler. he was from a place called Andijan in present-day Uzbekistan. Babur is the great ancestor of our Uzbeks. We are proud to be compatriots with Babur as our ancestor

[@boburzod]

hindlarga yoqmaydi Bobur ham uning avlodlari ham :)

[@abdulazizyakubjonov7277]

@@boburzod bu muhimmas Bobur va uning avlodlari Hind xalqiga qanday ijobiy o‘zgarishlarni olib kelganini tarix biladi bir guruh hindlarga yoqish yoqmasligi ikkilamchi masala

[@arpanmandal7244]

​@@abdulazizyakubjonov7277 😂😂 they bought nothing to indian society now mughal ancestors lives in slum of Kolkata

[@b11-x3o]

You have to learn when did he became people loving. Are you ignoring the mother's, sister and old people that were killed in his invasions? Entire punjab was blood filled . Please my friend just because he came from where you live doesn't mean he was kind hearted . If I come and kill your family and take your land and after 400 years someone say I was kind hearted ? . He himself wrote in baburnama that after coming to India and seeing its people that these people can't be controlled by violence nor his old ancestors ideology . He recognized his mistake and changed his heart . Read baburnama .

[@b11-x3o]

​@@abdulazizyakubjonov7277 if I kill your family , is it secondary issue for you? If there was any good in babur that only came after coming in india . Read baburnama !

[@AjaySingh-hp6eh]

@04:20 Bengal was the wealthiest province when British Colonials took over, and when they left, Bengal was so poor they had to face famine and millions of innocent people died of hunger. Strange.

[@ganeshareddy686]

Awesome work Ted ed I loved it excellent animation and good information hope you can do it to other Indian empires like Chola Pandyas and Vijayanagar too

[@AceCreation1]

r u from Tamil nadu??..

[@ganeshareddy686]

@@AceCreation1 nope from Telengana

[@AceCreation1]

@@ganeshareddy686 Kk

[@ganeshareddy686]

@@AceCreation1 and where are you from bro

[@AceCreation1]

@@ganeshareddy686 Tamil nadu , Salem

[@HassanKohs-ky5dq]

I love India from Iraq. They are kind and very skilled in the arts. Thank you for giving advice on how to fix some technical problems.

[@prateeksharma6706]

Love to iraq hope god gives stability and prosperity to iraq

[@StreetDrilla]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@cerarobert1989]

Nostalgia. I read about Mughals when I was in school. Thank you Ted ed for covering Indian history and animation is pretty good too. 🥰.

[@ankitsoni9275]

its all lie here

[@senseisky]

That's not 'Indian history' It's just a small part of Indian history that caused the destruction of the whole well established and developed country... (Not to mention the million of people that faced genocide each and everyday) the total people who died throughout their rule will bamboozle you if you do some research. And on top of that they fkin used the country & it's knowledge and used the destroyed monuments to just make a few new monuments The destruction caused will make your blood boil coz of how much is lost... Like imagine Angkor Wat level of stuff destroyed here n there

[@hostile_user]

@@senseisky a WhatsApp University topper here!

[@1DontKnowMan]

@@hostile_user you mean yourself

[@hostile_user]

@@1DontKnowMan you also know who i mean.

[@itacom2199]

How is it possible that the best videos only come out when I am trying to study? 😂😂😂

[@TawhidCodex]

Lol so true

[@thevilderblue]

Lesser known facts: Even after the empire crumbled to Agra and Delhi, many Indian princely states such as Wodeyars, Arcot, Travancore etc payed tribute to Mughal Empire, they sent letters to the Emperor whenever there's a succession. Having the acknowledgement of Mughals was a matter of legitimacy to these rulers. Raja Ram Mohan Roy visited England as an ambassador of the Mughal Court. In 1700, when most part of the country was ruled by Mughals, India had a 24.4 per cent world GDP share, higher than entire Europe's 23.3 percent.

[@dilsere1775]

And more than 33% of the world before mughals came.. Samjhe mughals ke najayaj aulaad???

[@thevilderblue]

@@dilsere1775 whatsApp historian spotted!

[@abhishekagrahari8667]

@@thevilderblue still better than bagal ke madrsa paidias😂😂

[@shauryagupta4981]

@@dilsere1775 Europe of industrialising at that time of courses there percentage would increase that 33% figure wasn't even there at the time of babur it was about 600 -700years back when there was Delhi sultanate etc many things changed over this period you can't blame mughuls for it

[@dilsere1775]

@@abhishekagrahari8667 bhai mughalo ke najayaj aulaad bhare pade hain 🤣🤣

[@Storming360]

NurJahan, what a name! Light of the world.

[@youtubeuser1946]

سلام!

[@Storming360]

@@youtubeuser1946 سلام

[@youtubeuser1946]

@@Storming360 Are you Persian?

[@Storming360]

@@youtubeuser1946 yap

[@youtubeuser1946]

@@Storming360 در ایران می مانی؟

[@vedanshmudotiya]

You should make a video about Chola Dynasty

[@ankitsoni9275]

they will never do it ,it is baised channel unsubscribe goto abhijeet chawala

[@ankitsoni9275]

@@Coolguy-or8ex it an age of "war of ai" stay safe from fake news & be careful whom u follow. go to abhijeet chawala for history lessons

[@desi_bhai_]

@@ankitsoni9275 as much as i support the truth that mughals had done atrocities in india, chadwa straightup lies when he wants to.

[@ankitsoni9275]

@@desi_bhai_ 🥺

[@anirudhkashyapanirudh9584]

Chola empire was very small and insignificant, it never went up to the extent of the mughals or even the Mauryans for that case so just keep aside your propaganda, the channel is a well reputed one unlike G0di media 😃

[@llamalover1719]

Ted Ed coming in clutch just in time for my AP world history exam

[@hindugramsci]

Since TedEd has clearly attempted to paint a romanticised portrait of one of the most consequential phase of the Middle-Eastern Islamic Colonization of India, the Mughal Era, I try to put things into perspective by portraying the other side which according to historian Will Durant was the most brutal period of human history. 1.) The so called Peasant friendly rich Mughals is nothing short of embarrassing. Francois Bernier, the European traveller and royal physician during Shah Jahan, described the deplorable economic conditions of the populace who often absconded their homes to live in the forests as the Mughal tax collectors took everything that they could for the royal coffers while the peasantry lived in abject poverty. Bernier described India as a land where the aristocracy was extremely wealthy while the people were hardly able to survive. Bernier's descriptions even influenced Karl Marx who propounded his idea of Asiatic mode of production where the oriental empires confiscated the entire surplus produce of the peasants leaving them with nothing. The Mughal wealth was accumulated on the toiling backs of native Hindu peasantry. 2.) The fiction of religious tolerant Mughals is absolutely preposterous. Mughals destroyed Hindu temples in thousands including some of the most sacred ones in Ayodhya and Benaras. Even the first mosque of Delhi was built with the ruins of 27 Hindu and Jain temples. Aurangzeb banned the public display of hindu festivals and reimposed the jaziya tax that the mohemmadan law prescribes for infidels in an islamic state. While Akbar was slightly better than the other evils, he was not at all a hero for the Islamic scholars of the age such as Sirhindi who was the first to propound the distinct nature of the two races of Hindus and Mohemmadans. No wonder in present day Pakistan, while Akbar is ridiculed for his somewhat tolerant attitude; Aurangzeb is hailed as a hero and champion of Islam. 3.) The seeds sown by Sirhindi soon germinated when another tall Islamic Scholar by the name Shah Waliuallah Dehalwi witnessed the gradual decline of the Mughal state after Aurangzeb. Haunted by the fact that state power was now being shifted to the hands of Hindu Marathas, he wrote letters to Ahmad Shah Abdali to invade India and raise the Islamic flag high. Dehalwi studied hadith with Abdul Wahab, the founder of Wahabism, at hejaz and hence became the founding father of the Wahabi movement in India which aimed at reestablishing the Islamic state in India which ultimately culminated in the partition of India and the forming of Pakistan. Pop culture and Bollywood may try whatever it can, these facts about the dark ages of Islamic Colonization will stand firm.

[@hindugramsci]

13 likes and zero accusations and abuses? Lol didn't expect this.

[@anuraganand3874]

This is like my ncert book, From praising mughal, and tajmahal to Directly going to its downfall without mentioning, Maratha Empire, Chattrapati Shivaji Maharaj, Peshwa Baji Rao , Rajput empire, Ajit Singh , Jat rulers.. Thank you Ted

[@shivendraupadhyay8415]

Dude you have to get one thing in your mind, Maratha's played a role in ending Mughal Empire, but their role was minimal, As a person who studied in Maharasthra State Board, and read several books regarding Mughals and Marathas, I can Mughals fell because of the internal struggles in the Royal family. After Aurangzeb died, Mughal empire descended into Chaos, this is why Ghuri and Marathas launched invasion of Mughal territories. They didn't end the mughal empire, they used the problems in Mughal Empire to their advantage. People in the subcontinent are always confused amongst Rise of Marathas and fall of Mughals it happened simultaneously, and had a lot in common, but saying that Marathas "ended" Mughal empire is incorrect. Defeating someone and using their problems to your own advantage are two different things. This is like saying Gandhiji was the key factor to gain independence, which is totally not the cas, his role in the independence struggle was minimal, similarly Marathas role in ending Mughal rule was minimal.

[@prasadalc]

Read the title of the Video properly

[@umardjonyuldashov5868]

Bobur was born in Andijan, current Uzbekistan.

[@omanyte9972]

After the decline of Mughal empire, the Maratha empire gained control of most of Indian subcontinent. After the decline of Marathas, the British dominated India.

[@sabtaingopinath9652]

Please explain when... After the Mughals... Did the maratha GAIN MOST of the subcontinent?.? Maratha were never that strong bro.... And nobody in history has even quoted a maratha leader or even studied the like they study the great warriors of the Arabs, or the Afghans or the Turks.

[@bananaboiii9965]

@@sabtaingopinath9652 all you need to do is search "Peak of Maratha Empire" in Google, my friend

[@logicalandfactualhistorian8312]

During Aurangzeb's times, the Mughal empire was at its largest by area. However Aurangzeb lost all his money and manpower in his 25 year long failed conquest of the Marathas. This permanently weakened the Mughal Empire in 1707, if you see after 1707, it was the Marathas who dominated large tracts of North, central and southwestern India. Although you are correct in the fact that Marathas never controlled most of the subcontinent. There is no doubt about the fact that Marathas were by far the strongest and the most preeminent power in India from about 1720s to 1800 or so. British also considered Marathas to be their strongest enemies which is evident from statements such as 'Mahadaji Shinde is currently the most powerful man in Asia'. Such statements are enough to show their dominance during the period. Talking about why the skillful Maratha rulers have not been studied properly is a very surprising discussion for me. The most skillful leaders of the Marathas, Shivaji and Sambhaji were fighting against Aurangzeb and they were present when the geographical size of the Maratha domains was very small. That is why they are not studied well enough, because they were not conquerors who could conquer large parts and sing their own praises like Alexander, Nadee Shah or Caesar. They were rulers operating with very limited resources who had to fight off the mighty and wealthy Mughal Empire. The best maratha rulers have spent their whole life defending against the overwhelmingly strong Mughals, that is why they are not studied well. But if you see how they managed to defend and survive such an onslaught by a large empire like Mughals, then you would definitely know that these Maratha kings were definitely one of the greatest strategists and rulers of all time. Although they couldn't conquer a large area because of their limited resources especially before the 1720s, by which time the Mughals had grown very weak due to rebellions, wars and constant internal strife

[@abdullajonrasulov1156]

Babur was born in the city of Andijan, which is now part of modern-day Uzbekistan

[@abdullajonrasulov1156]

@Spiritual Seeker No, I do not

[@Ankit-d9f4u]

​@@abdullajonrasulov1156 Mughals have nothing to do with Uzbekistan It's not your history They didn't do anything for Uzbekistan and they didn't cared about your small eyes

[@ujwal5926]

​@@BlessedFamily5He was Uzbeki born in Andijan

[@abdullajonrasulov1156]

@@BlessedFamily5 Andijan, Uzbekistan

[@nachiketkejriwal9433]

they devoted so much time in the video to tell about akbar but when aurangzeb came they just told about his death and not his atrocities. Why?

[@gobimurugesan2411]

Because even a school going kid knows all kings are just dictators.

[@_im_stupid_]

Because they are over exaggerated

[@sonviktv]

TED-Eds videos are so engaging thanks to the animation and creativity

[@anamtahoney6192]

Huge history explained in such a precise manner...very beautifully explained.... excellent...✨

[@ankitsoni9275]

its all lie here

[@grapeshott]

​@@ankitsoni9275 Ted Ed has a long reputation of being accurate. You don't worry.

[@ankitsoni9275]

​@@grapeshott 😅 oh yes because it follows European historians and always tries to hide truth

[@ankitsoni9275]

@@GOOD_FARMER do you agree that " little knowledge is dangerous " they could have make it 20+ min but they don't do that . subjects like history are sensitive ted ed should not have done this & for ur knowledge it's not the first time.

[@derangedlunatic9191]

@@ankitsoni9275 they talked about the key points while avoiding some controversial topic to ensure an unbiased outcome. if you want to spread the said controversial topic, you should look at some biased channels.

[@realeyes8199]

Wow you just skipped Aurangzeb's rule which was one of the longest(48 yrs compared to Akbar's 49 yrs rule) and also the role of Marathas and Sikhs in bringing down Mughal empire entirely.

[@footballgoatz1_33]

ikr

[@LastNameName-jr8hx]

Turko-mogolic people, we were conquerors and great warriors. The nomadic people from Central Asia conquered India, China, Anatoly and Big Chunks of Europe.We need to remember, who we are and remember our great history.

[@shokhsifar9017]

Bobur was born Fergana in Uzbekistan 🇺🇿 he is generation of Amir Temur

[@yogensawant2286]

Wow, interesting to see the downfall of Mughals being explained without the role of Marathas in it. When the Mughal empire seemed to be at its peak, a 19 year old boy, Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj started plotting its downfall from a relatively very small city of Pune. From his birth in 1630, within the next 77 years, the Marathas, had Aurangzeb crying to see the Mughal empire crumble in front of his eyes while he was lying on his deathbed. The real cause of decline of Mughals lay here, and also in other fights given by Sikhs, Ahoms and Kings like Maharaj Chatrasaal.

[@papazataklaattiranimam]

The descendants of Timur who ruled in India called themselves Chaghtai Turks and looked down upon the Mughals or Mongols as half - barbarians . Rise and Fall of the Mughal Empire, Vol 1., Ram Prasad Tripathi Central Book Depot, 1960 p.1

[@kumosi9437]

Chaghtai is literally the name of 4th son of Genghis khan bruh. You turks have some serious problem with your government brainwashing yall with way too biased information.

[@islammehmeov2334]

Well if you think like that the OTTOMAN look down upon the TURKS as half- barbarians

[@Nomadicenjoyerplus]

@@islammehmeov2334 The ruling class didn’t, only some devshirmes

[@Nomadicenjoyerplus]

@@islammehmeov2334 Babur Shah himself insulted Mongols a lot lol, Ottoman rulers were proud to be an Oghuz/Turkoman/Turk that’s why they claimed Oghuz Khan ancestry

[@islammehmeov2334]

@@Nomadicenjoyerplus LoL no the OTTOMAN EMPIRE wes insulted wen europeans were referring to them as TURKS LoL

[@Khakshanhere6]

The pronounciation of Aurangzeb was beautiful, I almost had to replay it

[@AnotherGradus]

Always nice to see the brilliant creator behind Rags Animations handling the visuals again.

[@RagsAnimations]

Hey thanks! Im so glad you enjoyed the video! I really enjoyed working on this!

[@hostile_user]

@@RagsAnimations you make these animation s?

[@RagsAnimations]

@@hostile_user yep!

[@42PalaceOfWisdom42]

@@RagsAnimations I really like the animation. The symbol for the BEIC has me wondering though. Isn't this the flag of the fictional East India Trading Company (EITC) created for the Disney film? afaik BEIC never used this, not super sure though

[@rurururu01]

The maratha empire was actually the one who defeated Mughals in many ways and caused their central rule to weaken, this ofc later on was added by the East India company

[@Qoral-ef5rz]

I would say the blame goes mostly to Nader Shah, who sacked Delhi and looted the Mughal treasury right after they were beginning to recover from years of civil war. If the Iranians (and later Afghans) had minded their own business, it's reasonable to assume that the Mughals (or some other Muslim noble) could have consolidated power and formed a state. But alas, their greed for plunder has resulted in the Muslims being pushed to the peripheries of India (i.e. Pakistan and Bangladesh).

[@GhGh-sj4wb]

The ones who truly defeated the Mughal Empire were the British in 1847. They were the ones who ended their empire, and the weakest of them was Nader Shah of Persia when he defeated them and entered Delhi. Marathas were not even an empire, and Ahmad Shah of Afghanistan crushed them, and the British crushed them later.

[@dhandanakasinu8420]

This is like saying Christopher Columbus discovering America was the Greatest thing to happen to the American Natives because it brought trade and prosperity to the region.

[@007dalal]

Apples and oranges. Native Americans didnt reach at ny high position Name one Native American parallel of Man Singh

[@notfunny3397]

@@007dalal not OP, and not trying to prove your point (or OPs point) But the Mayans, though somewhat barbaric by our standards, were advanced enough to create calendars and complex writing systems Aztecs were also pretty impressive Christopher Columbus brought nothing but death and disease to the west P.s. I'm not Caucasian or native American

[@ahnafabdullah5307]

I would respectfully disagree. Just look at how many Native Americans live in America today and how many Indians live in India today. At the same time, i would also like to clarify that i am in no way defending the atrocities committed by Emperor's like Aurangzeb towards some Indian People.

[@zfg07]

Yes, Europeans literally did bring wealth and prosperity to Americas 😂

[@notfunny3397]

@@zfg07 for themselves, not the natives

[@surajgautam3007]

please do on " Maratha Empire " , one of the brave and inspiring empire your videos are also inspiring for me

[@kedarmeow]

Forget it Bro... For Westerners India always meant British & Mughals. Nothing beyond that. I believe they couldn't even do Maurya or Vijayanagar empire.

[@DarkMage2k]

​@@kedarmeow I'm pretty sure if you search Ted Ed videos you'll get something other than just British and Mughal in India but you want to play victim of obscuration so be it

[@hellheaven4167]

I dont think they are a big objects in history

[@kedarmeow]

@@DarkMage2k I did Bro... There was a Partition video, Tajmahal video & Indian mythology videos. That's it? So there were just Indian myths before Mughals? Yup, You're right. We're the victims of Cultural ostracisation.

[@debarpanroy3785]

Akabr married also his own mother. Jahangir shan jahan married his own daughter 😮 Akbar take jajiya (Tax) from non-Muslims. Or converted into islam. Mughals ban diwali festival. 😂 Mughals killed lot of sikh gurus. Mughal totally know without Rajputs ,they cant rule south india . Mughals destroyed india. Mughals and Britishers make india poor. Mughalas are reasons for partition. Mughal emperor persecuted sikhs and brahmans 😅.

[@arjunps6776]

320 years of Delhi Sultanate, 180 years of Mughals and 190 years of British. India 🇮🇳 is finally ruled by Indians since 75 years. Long live the Republic of India. 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳

[@vishrutkrishna8469]

Ye sab ghulami ke saal the?

[@theawesomeman9821]

the Delhi Sultanate were Indians

[@syedkhursand4951]

​@@theawesomeman9821later Mughals were too

[@sagnikchatterjee2946]

@@theawesomeman9821 Not at all.

[@sagnikchatterjee2946]

@@syedkhursand4951 LMAO no

[@toshi7573]

It is so so sad that from this year all the history textbooks taught in schools and colleges all over India will be omitting the Mughal Rein. This ted ed video brought light to it. Thank you Ted ed

[@TawhidCodex]

Exactly, thanks Ted

[@grapeshott]

People don't really remember their NCERT history books after one year. They sleep through history classes. Only when they are adults they suddenly become politically agitated about only ncert history books(not science, maths anyway). Don't worry. Ncert books changes are temporary. And I don't think this BJP will stay in majority govt for more than 2029 anyway.

[@TawhidCodex]

@@grapeshott 🙂🙂

[@ankitsoni9275]

plzz u join Jaipur dialogue u need to know the real history

[@quizvita2370]

Get the facts correct first. It is only one chapter which being eliminated from class 12th History NCERT, which describes about the Mughal Court. The book already carries 2 other chapters which throw light on Mughals, which aren't going anywhere. Moreover class 7th NCERT has ample of stuff on the Mughal Empire. There is literally nothing that students would be missing.

[@Snowman_44]

The amount of times I've read the word Mughal in my books...

[@ahnafabdullah5307]

same bro same

[@kumosi9437]

And it literally means Mongols.

[@observing..3036]

?

[@GoingToAFuneral]

@@observing..3036 there was so much Mughal history documented in indian history books that some people are literally saying they had to remove some of the Mighal history

[@kedarmeow]

​@@GoingToAFuneral yes I'm From India & we had 50% book for Mughals which covered only 300 years of history. While remained 50% book covered 800 years of history in non detailed fashion. Mughals were just part of Indian history. There were many Kingdoms before & after them.

[@nipunwanjale6533]

Bring more videos on -: Who were the Marathas! 🚩🧡

[@LionsHeart3.1.3]

Shree Shree Aurangzeb🚩🔥 Har Har Aurangzeb 🚩🔥 Chuhaji Mutraj ki Hai Hai🚩

[@AryanSingh-kt5rx]

@@LionsHeart3.1.3 aurangzeb bekaar tha baaki theek thak they babur badhiya sa tha bas akbar mahan tha

[@LionsHeart3.1.3]

@@AryanSingh-kt5rx Aurangzeb hindu hota to, aj, Mandir sea jiada, India mea Aurangzeb ka Murti hota! 😆😂🤣. Lik kea le lea.

[@debarpanroy3785]

Akabr married also his own mother. Jahangir shan jahan married his own daughter 😮 Akbar take jajiya (Tax) from non-Muslims. Or converted into islam. Mughals ban diwali festival. 😂 Mughals killed lot of sikh gurus. Mughal totally know without Rajputs ,they cant rule south india . Mughals destroyed india. Mughals and Britishers make india poor. Mughalas are reasons for partition. Mughal emperor persecuted sikhs and brahmans 😅.

[@worthit5064]

Well , as Indian , I appreciate the current Good days and we can learn a lot from our history. How our cities got looted and burned to ground under greedy leaders in past. Then european killed millions of people in India but that what makes us not only powerful but humble too. I hope India grow more and more for goodwill of Peoples.

[@srikanthsv79]

India didn't exist before 1947 so whoever conquered ruled, nothing wrong in that

[@worthit5064]

@@srikanthsv79 actually it does , we even had Govt. of India , Reserve bank of India , Indian railways , Indian cricket team and whatnot.

[@srikanthsv79]

@@worthit5064 by British Empire & not Republic of India. It was british, mughals, marathas etc etc or a bunch of seperate kingdom's like Hoysalas, Nizams, vijanagara etc but India didn't exist

[@devient626]

@@srikanthsv79 even bible mentioned india 2000 years befre , inda was seen as a wealthy subcontinent ( sone ki chidya)

[@worthit5064]

@@srikanthsv79 India got its independence on 1947 not discovered or formed !! Although it's tough to say when India turned into India from separate kingdoms. India units many times with different names and later collapsed but the Mauryan Empire was the first one who almost united the all subcontinent.

[@shm6854]

It's Called Baburid empire here in Uzbekistan, we celebrate Babur's birthday as a holiday. He is considered to be one of our national heroes

[@Shukhratsadulloev]

🇺🇿🇹🇷🇰🇿🇰🇬🇦🇿

[@himeshthungaturthi3215]

Lol, seriously? That guy was totally genocidal and did killings based on religion 😂

[@spacemann1425]

That's crazy lmao. Considering some of the things that he did.

[@Dirpyman]

@@himeshthungaturthi3215every ruler has done some crazy stuff, that’s how they got their land in the first place

[@Dirpyman]

@@spacemann1425same thing can be said with all rulers

[@tanvitabhemesetty1662]

This is a great summary, but this is factually somewhat incorrect. 1. Akbar is not the one who developed the administration. Humayun, Akbar's father and Babur's son, was forced to flee into exile by Sher Shah Suri, an Afghan ruler, to Isfahan, Iran. Over the time period of 1540-1555, Humayun was begging the Persian ruler to give him an army to conquer India and on the other hand, Sher Shah built a well running administration back in the Mughal Empire. Eventually, Humayun did reconquer the Mughal Empire, but died a year after in 1556. 2. Nur Jahan was Jahangir's wife, and yes was brave. But, Nur Jahan did not just "take control", but instead did things her way while saying that it was her ill husband's commands. As no one could see Jahangir at the time, they had believed Nur Jahan. Eventually, she started moving her own family members up the rank of nobility. She aimed for her own son to be the next king, but Shah Jahan, another son of Jahangir, defeated Nur Jahan and claimed the throne. also, fun fact: Akbar was illiterate.

[@govindsharma7738]

Its pathetic that this video does not show the reality of Hindu life under Mughal rule. He tortured, forcibly converted, and ruled with fear and division. Anyone who was not muslim was considered untrustworthy and he and his soldiers killed and graped Hindus.

[@ZafarIqbal-bz3jh]

They don't show lies

[@govindsharma7738]

​@@ZafarIqbal-bz3jhwould a real Muslim give out the Mahabharata? He would be considered a kafir from your own books

[@abhijitpanda524]

The way she ignored about Autangzeb ( The most cruel Mughal ) to whitewash the Horrors of Mughal era 👏👏👏

[@PPD-40]

It is a 5-minute video, what do you expect? Also the name of the builder of Taj Mahal wasn't even spoken in the video and it was mostly about Akbar

[@abhijitpanda524]

@@PPD-40 At least I can gurantee that Aurangzeb deserved more time than JAHANGIR'S WIFE. If you still can't see it. Than I am sorry for you.

[@007dalal]

@@abhijitpanda524 Why?

[@PPD-40]

@@abhijitpanda524 yep he definitely did, so did Shah Jahan instead of Jahangir

[@kelvinstuart]

keep crying

[@DailyViral-q2c]

Mughals destroyed Indian temples. Aurangzeb imposed a religious tax called Jaziya on all non-Muslims in his kingdom. Mughal empire. Fall of the Mughals Empire Reason- Rise of Maratha Empire ( Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj 🚩)

[@NordicPolestar]

That's the right wing nationalists version of the cooked up story. Mughals were overthrow by the British. Read real history. The British literally founded this country and United it and gave it a name. India.

[@islammehmeov2334]

And then come the British and then the fun stuff happened one of them is the British Raj)

[@vladtheimpaler5454]

​@@islammehmeov2334 just like central asia had fun stuff coming called the Russian empire and then the soviet Union

[@islammehmeov2334]

@@vladtheimpaler5454 just as the GYPSY PEOPLE had fun under TURKS roll)

[@arpanmandal7244]

​@@islammehmeov2334 muslim deserve Chechen treatment everywhere. Russia did gret things

[@TawhidCodex]

What is written in our school text books is that Aurangzeb Alamgir was a villian. To glorify sacrifices of shivaji and guru tegh bahadur and enemy of hindus... however he also faught against muslims of bijapur and bengal... and built number of hindu temples besides breaking some masjids and temples. He has employed maximum number of hindus in army and clerical staff amongst mughal rulers.

[@anirudhkashyapanirudh9584]

Yeah, exactly what else can we expect, India and the Indian government has given us Muslims a second class treatment since, the very beginning of the Republic of India, still we are holding on and giving those bunch of idiots the respect which they don't even deserve! Time changes rapidly 😁 just hold on your dam of patience, everything gonna change in a short period of time and it has already begun insha'Allah ♥️

[@TawhidCodex]

@@anirudhkashyapanirudh9584 in'sha'Allah akhi 💪🏻

[@arpanmandal7244]

All muslim should leave india

[@AntiAnglo-Saxon]

Victim card incoming. Glorifying the oppressors isn't something to be proud of.

[@sachinpotdar7798]

You want death or what​@@anirudhkashyapanirudh9584u

[@Mehssii_editz]

Fun fact:I am a mughal and mughal still exist in Pakistan and known as Mirza

[@randomclips5540]

Besides mirzas there are also many non specified people who have mughal blood

[@prasad_ranade]

They didn't even mentioned Maratha Empire the most fearsome enemies of Mughal Empire.

[@IDMarketer]

Bcs, only Winner got the podium

[@SriVarshini-o7h]

bro, tmrw is my history exam this video helped me alot Thank you so much :) have a great day bro

[@shreyanhistory]

You forgot one of the main points, in the late 1600s and early 1700s, the Marathas conquered a lot of Mughal territory and dominated India.

[@shreyanhistory]

@Mughal_Nationalist Of course your name is Mughal Nationalist 😂

[@shreyanhistory]

@Mughal_Nationalist You literally got your PHD from WhatsApp university

[@shreyanhistory]

@Mughal_Nationalist Sorry, the Marathas erased the Mughal out of the map in the mid 1700s (1758) not the early 1700s

[@shreyanhistory]

@Mughal_Nationalist They were the only small muslim genocidal states remaining, when the Marathas conquered the entire Nation. The Mughals were 1000x worse than the Britishers.

[@shreyanhistory]

@Mughal_Nationalist .....but the Marathas owned basically all of India

[@PokhrajRoy.]

I’m so happy to see this topic being covered. NCERT Textbooks, watch out.

[@grapeshott]

NCERT has been a sh**ty book for many years. Now it has become more sh**tier due to a Hindu 'nationalist' government.

[@Boldtruths]

Start worshipping them as well.

[@ankitsoni9275]

its all lie here

[@kelvinstuart]

@@ankitsoni9275 keep crying

[@ankitsoni9275]

@@kelvinstuart i do 🥺

[@tanishk2576]

Chola Dynasty Maratha Empire >> mughal empie😂

[@TawhidCodex]

L

[@GeoBlits]

ok bro but like why are you typing this in this video?

[@lilishipper174]

Inrevelant, next!

[@thethirdchannel3887]

Autistic indian kids be like

[@007dalal]

MAratha Empire? It was barely an empire. It was confedracy for most of the time .

[@vishwamithra3390]

LoooL potraying mughals as good people, nice one Stephanie. Nice one.

[@shubhnamdeo2865]

@@SA50166NOW I disagree. They wanted to set up their own empire. And they had every right to do so as Aurangzeb imprisoned his own father, tortured and murdered all his brothers, and showed extreme disrespect to his predecessors by reintroducing religious intolerance, kicking the Rajputs out of the Empire and his court, and destroying countless temples. And this my friend, is something truly worth fighting against.

[@Zuddso]

​@@shubhnamdeo2865why they didn't set up their empire in central asia then? They conquered and were looters is it so difficult for u to digest? They were no better than British

[@shubhnamdeo2865]

@@Zuddso It's been a full year and the guy I replied to deleted his reply. What empire are we talking about again?

[@honeyyI]

“The islamic conquest of India is probably the bloodiest story in history” - Will Durant (American historian)

[@theguyver4934]

As a Muslim I'm really ashamed of what my people have done

[@RITIK-7779]

​@@theguyver4934your ancestors were also converted by these peoples forcefully.

[@soumiljain363]

Why aurangzeb not covered and his legacy of terror

[@TawhidCodex]

What is written in our school text books is that Aurangzeb Alamgir was a villian. To glorify sacrifices of shivaji and guru tegh bahadur and enemy of hindus... however he also faught against muslims of bijapur and bengal... and built number of hindu temples besides breaking some masjids and temples. He has employed maximum number of hindus in army and clerical staff amongst mughal rulers.

[@frostincubus4045]

That should be an another video by itself

[@khosrowanushirwan7591]

I think they will make a history vs Aurangzeb video shortly.

[@grapeshott]

Aurangzeb wasn't a very good ruler, but "terror" is an exaggeration done by today's semi-literate politicians

[@Show_Cast]

Because there is none

[@boburzod]

One of Babur's poems: "There is no escape from this misfortune, Everything I did has been a mistake. Made my way to India leaving my own Land, Oh God, what to do, what a shame this all became Original: Tole yo'qi jonimg'a balolig' bo'ldi, Har ishniki ayladim xatolig' bo'ldi. O'z Yerni qo'yib Hind sori yuzlandim, Yo Rab, netayin, ne yuz qarolig' bo'ldi.

[@jamjar1948]

Greetings from Iran, I can also understand most of it, but with the historical alphabet, I can understand more.

[@ElacTeubusht]

@@jamjar1948It is impossible If you dont know any Turkıc languages.

[@jamjar1948]

@@ElacTeubusht Actually it has a lot of common words with Persian and even common phrases. I saw the poem in the original alphabet, the alphabet we use in Iran. I picked up more words. For example i did not understand Tole but I saw the correct way of writing I understood it. The list of the Common words with Persian in this poem: Tole,jonim, balo, bo'ldi, Har , ki, xato, bo'ldi. Hind sori Yo Rab, bo'ldi.

[@ElacTeubusht]

@@jamjar1948 Yeah it can be true. But I dont thınk so You will understand verbs in Poem. Bol’di is also verb in Tatar language. We say boldi or oldi. Whıc means happen.

[@jamjar1948]

@@ElacTeubusht Yes, If someone just knows Persian does not understand the whole thing. But, if someone is smart for example know more (for example "ne" and "qara" can guess. But it has to be written in the historical alphabet, which we also use it in Iran. I think Turkic speaking people should learn their own historical alphabet, that was used by Babur and others, and use that alphabet. By the way using Persian knowledge, we can understand that "ayladim" and "yuzlandim", we can understand that both verbs related to "me" I mean "I", because we also add "im" at the end of the verb or "am". We also say "man" for "I" similar to you guys. And we say "O" or "On" for he and she, similar to Turkic people. If you learn and write in your historical alphabet, I think for both sides understanding and learning each other language becomes super easy.

[@HIFLY01]

What about a history of the British empire? From the Roman colonization to the end of their influence?

[@mayanksingh0044]

as an Indian myself, Getting colonised was bad and mughals were no better. To the death of Aurangzeb or Mahummad shah Rangeela last powerful rulers of mughals, I would say Good RIddance to both of them.

[@banerjeehome5913]

Comparing the horrors of the British Raj with the relative harmony and prosperity under the Mughals? Are you sure you don't learn your history from BJP's WhatsApp University? 😂

[@AntiAnglo-Saxon]

@@banerjeehome5913 What's to be proud of slavery and islamic conversions while Hindus were openly slaughtered? The last 400 years in particular have been disastrous for India.

[@banerjeehome5913]

@@AntiAnglo-Saxon Are you saying Hindus were slaves under Mughal rule? LOL. You definitely didn't study actual history, only BJP propaganda. Go and read NCERT books first. Stop spewing the nonsense filled in your head here.

[@tearet741]

​@@AntiAnglo-SaxonAnd what about cast system , sati practises ?

[@MunavvaraNematova-k6d]

We proud of you Bobur from Uzbekistan, region of Fergana

[@randomclips5540]

Assalamualakum from India I had some questions... Are you from Uzbekistan?

[@pranayraut3183]

Strange to see the minor detail, of Jesuit priests unhappy in thier failure to convert Akbar, being mentioned while much of the atrocities of Aurangzeb ignored. In today's India it is the history mainly from Aurangzeb's time that lives in people's pshyche.

[@fahmad7194]

Had the Mughals invested in industry rather than the glorious architectural wonders of the world, they might just still be in power

[@jonathanmark2379]

agreed they were not visionary.

[@silentbyte196]

Yes it is true, Bengal was at the cusp of Proto-Industrialization, but its as if no one realized the potential of Industrialization over there.

[@SolinoOruki]

A lot of fun facts in the comments. Here's another one: The boss-lady at 3:20, Nur Jahan, her name means "the light of the world".

[@mastikitrain2844]

(Almost) The whole syllabus of Class - 8 History, India in 5 minutes.

[@parinditabhattacharyya175]

They built magnificent architecture by destroying Hindu Temples #true_fact

[@JitendraKumar09876]

I think the the creators should've shown more about aurangzeb and his expansions and his cruel policies

[@kelvinstuart]

No

[@bhinoyj]

I am sorry this is Ted Ed and not whatsapp. You shall be disappointed because they dont have a pre set mind for any pro or against propoganda

[@JitendraKumar09876]

@@bhinoyj I know this and I've been following this channel for 2 years but i just wanted to add my own thoughts about this

[@_im_stupid_]

Many of those "cruel" policiee are exaggerated as well so showing them would just be plain false information

[@TuhinSarkar-gu3vy]

5 minutes ain't enough really

[@JesusMartinez-rr2ry]

I am so jealous that they had a pool full of lemonade. It would be really nice to have one of my own. But it's best advised to wear swim goggles before diving in.

[@l.n.3372]

I wonder how lemonade was made back then, as opposed to more modern recipes.

[@DarkMage2k]

​@@l.n.3372 lemon and water as usual, maybe the royalty mixed rose petals and stuff

[@l.n.3372]

@@DarkMage2k I doubt they used as much sugar as modern days tho.

[@signitainment1181]

You should cover the maratha empire with same dedication

[@kelvinstuart]

no

[@kelvinstuart]

no one cares about Maratha Paratha

[@stealth9758]

@@kelvinstuart you certainly do for spamming in every comment reply.

[@ahnafabdullah5307]

I don't think it was comparable to Mughal Empire at its height. You could compare it to the Delhi Sultunate. What would be better would be a video on the Maurya Empire or the Gupta Empire!

[@chendu2215]

Bro this is not WhatsApp uni its TEDed ☠️

[@bottasheimfe5750]

wow there are some pretty great stories coming out of India from that time period. that Tiger-slaying Queen, for example, was fascinating

[@srinathsrikanth9211]

Do one on the chola or the pandyan empire of south india pls!!!

[@kelvinstuart]

yessss. South Indian history is impressive. I prefer it over the Maratha Paratha Empire

[@khosrowanushirwan7591]

​@@kelvinstuart what is paratha Empire?

[@hostile_user]

Lmao Paratha empire

[@abednadir5997]

Dont forget Vijayanagara,Rashtrakutas,Chalukyas,Hoysalas,Kadambas.....equally important south Indian kingdoms

[@davidmckown3590]

4:14 That is Not the flag of the British East India Company. That symbol comes from The Pirates of the Caribbean movies.

[@rinpoche945]

How wisely they ignored the Marathas and their roles in overthrowing mughals

[@NordicPolestar]

The Mughals were deposed by the British. The Marathas had no role to play in it. Read real history not the one peddled by right wing nationalists.

[@rinpoche945]

@@NordicPolestar Lol you should read history rather reading aasmani kitaab 😂😂

[@rinpoche945]

@@NordicPolestar One of the most significant campaigns launched by the Marathas against the Mughals was the Deccan Campaign, which lasted from 1680 to 1707. The Marathas expanded their control over various regions of southern India, including parts of present-day Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh, which were previously under Mughal control.

[@rinpoche945]

@@NordicPolestar The Marathas dealt a major blow to the Mughals when they defeated them in the Battle of Panipat in 1761, which marked the decline of Mughal power in India. The power of Mughals was reduced till Delhi only, that's before British came. Stop being bootlickers of British.

[@rinpoche945]

@@NordicPolestar Har baat pe right wing ka rona rona band kro

[@klaudelu18]

Thank you, TED-Ed! 💕