Mughal account of Jauhar, Saka & Massacre at Battle of Chittor - Page 2

@history_geek :
Thank you for the links provided. Very informative.
History always intrigues us especially when its about bravery and patriotism. The current episodes hav been very touching and invokes a sense of pride that Rajputs are indeed great sons of our soil.

The story of Maharana Pratap is so interesting.



-Rekha

Thanks so much Abhay for this post. I am yet to read the blog, but even your intro to the post here would leave one emotional.
I have been quite busy now, yet to read your other two posts also. But will be reading it for sure and will revert.

Abhay, a request again. Please post these on Sony TV and wherever possible. Also pl tweet this link. I am not on these, else would have done these.
Let people know the truth. The intensity of the war and the spirit cannot be captured fully in these shows. And the stories of the heroes are going to be compromised am sure. But each of these heroes deserve a salute. So please post, tweet and whatever please, if not a hassle.
I also request other friends here to do the same if possible.

Thanks.

Originally posted by: Kaana

Abhay, a request again. Please post these on Sony TV and wherever possible. Also pl tweet this link. I am not on these, else would have done these.
Let people know the truth. The intensity of the war and the spirit cannot be captured fully in these shows. And the stories of the heroes are going to be compromised am sure. But each of these heroes deserve a salute. So please post, tweet and whatever please, if not a hassle.
I also request other friends here to do the same if possible.

Thanks.

I also request this too, I see you active on Twitter but you should post on sonytv and add hashtag too

Thank you so much Abhay for this post...was going thru range of emotions when going thru the details, foremost being rage...was aghast at the brutalities committed by the mughals...my heart went out to the rajputs and rajputanis of mewar who preferred fighting/ comitting jauhar to surrender in front of mughals...salutes to them...am practically speechless wen read abt fazal's take on men working in the sabbats n the way they shoved the corpses in the walls instead of stones. ...was filled with revulsion for akbar n his troops. ..

want to write more but typing from phone is a real pain...once again many thanks for this post...

Chittorgarh is a magnificent fort even in its ruins. ...years ago when I went there I did see the jauhar site but not the jauhar kund...After going thru ur post now I realise that it must be one of the 3 u mentioned in your post...if I visit again then this time I wI
hv a clear idea thanks to ur post...

Abhay, thanks a lot for putting up with this exhaustive research and presenting them in detail !

Will reply to all as soon as possible.
Thanks for sharing your views here. :)


@Anu...
You asked about last rites of Rajput soldiers.. Read the latest post and the answer to this question will be evident. :(

Forum Post :
DETAILED Rajput Acc of Jauhar n Saka @ Chittor wid LESS known DETAILS

Blog Post Direct Link:
DETAILED Rajput Record of Jauhar, Saka & Massacre of Rajputs at 3rd Siege of Chittor(1567-68) | Description of Rajput Warriors & OLD pictures of Chittor Fort | Battle of Chittor Part-6

Originally posted by: RadhikaS0

Abhay

This particular post is by far the most emotional one in this series and it really shook me to the core.

The way the Mughal chroniclers have recorded the barbaric Ghengis Khan style warfare as something "wonderful" fills one with deep revulsion. This is the side of Akbar that few know or want to accept. Akbar the ghazi who did not hesitate to massacre 30,000 civilians in order to break the back of Rajputana resistance and spread ghizavat across a greater domain.

Akbar's victory here was so blood-soaked that he did not need to expend much effort elsewhere. Some Rajput states gave a dignified resistance and then gave up while others simply walked into Mughal subservience to safeguard their kingdoms from ruin. Very few like Mewar stood up to him even after the carnage at Chittor.

This post shows to a great extent the reasons why Maharana Pratap and his father, Rana Uday Singh, were so hostile to the Mughals and fought so long and hard for their independence and pride. Which proud race would accept meekly the massacre of its people and accept as overlord the man who had ruined their capital?

Your each point is valid here. I was equally surprised to read the accounts where words like wonderful were being used for massacre.! The last paragraph answers the question you raised.