Plight of Rajput women in medieval times

Originally posted by: elasingh

Plz understand that Rajput and Brahmin man and woman were usually treated with respect by mulims also...During mediaval times woman whether hindu or muslims were second class citizens...

we are here in this forum for fun. i think we should refrain from any such discussion...well dats my prsnl opinion

Originally posted by: Sweet_Krishna

You are saying something which does not have any backing from the history.I am sorry but I beg to differ from you.You are talking about something which never occurred. It is ridiculous!!

Originally posted by: ppluvkuch

we are here in this forum for fun. i think we should refrain from any such discussion...well dats my prsnl opinion

Originally posted by: Sweet_Krishna

It gives me immense displeasure and sadness thinking about the plight of Rajput women in those times.They were violated and abducted by muslim invaders and taken to their harem as sex slaves. Those who escaped the brutality committed themselves to fire (jauhar) to escape the dishonoring.

The most disappointing part was shameless Rajput warriors giving their women folk to Mughals in order to keep their throne intact. Instead of protecting their women, they sold them to Islamic nobles!!! History is full of such incidents when these helpless women were dumped into these harems to be treated as second class citizens, forced to change their religion and treated as prostitutes.

My heart goes out to such ladies. How Jodha was forced into marrying ruthless Jalal, it would have been a horrendous situation for her!! She was lucky that she did not end up as second class woman in Jalal's harem.

In our ancient India, when a king was defeated, his subjects and women folk were never ill treated.

But this barbaric practice of the west continues even today during modern day wars when the victorious army violates the women and kids of defeated nation. Shameless and disgusting act by mankind!!

Originally posted by: BreezeStar

Dear OP, What is the point of this thread? You're crying over an incidence during the medieval times? In that case you'll have plenty to cry about.

As for the women not being ill treated after war in ancient India. That is a myth. It seems to me that you are just trying to incite hatred against a particular community in general. I don't see why you'd make such a post out of nowhere.