Originally posted by: Autumn_Rose
Nice post di..
Somehow the episode has confused me, Jalal did not order his men to loot the temples? In the flashback, he sort of knew about it😕
Are the CVs trying to make things right because the showed Akbar the Great looting temples?
No the CVs are trying to show a transition...when the temples were shown looted, he was still under the guidance of BK...he's come a long way from then...
He didn't order for the temples to be looted, but then - he wasn't really bothered about it either when they came and told him about it. He was more transfixed on the info about Jo and that she'd stopped them! He overlooked the looting-temple-bit totally at that point!
Then, we know how things progressed...he married her and has really calmed down since then - conveniently forgetting about all of this (much like how many of us conveniently forget our past mistakes, not knowing how much they could have affected another person's life -till that whole issue is again brought back in front of us!)
After Jo's outburst, he suddenly realizes the odd-co-incidence they shared at that point in time. An odd co-incidence that would have meant nothing much to him then, but pains him now. The fact that he did nothing to quell the situation then has come back to question him now!
Obviously, due to the respect he has for Khan Baba he never takes his name in bad light...however, its obvious he's stopped following many cruel principles that BK had taught him! Therefore, the recent incidents that have come to light made him reflect on his past deeds in shame.
As for the anger he showed on Atgah Khan about not being informed of all of it properly, it was to do with collective issues me thinks - about the Ameri war, general looting, unethical war strategies - all of it!
Also, even if he was informed - it depends on who informs him too. When his victorious soldiers come and tell him about their wins, their information would be put forth in a very positive light and very one-sided 'Shehenshah...we won..we grabbed this...we got this...yayy...we won!'
But, if a neutral advisor had come and told Jalal the same thing, it'd have been 'Congrats on your win Shehenshah...but, your soldiers are looting and plundering...and this might not bode well for your sultanat in future'
Then, the boy might have thought things differently...that's why in his confessions, he's upset with HIMSELF AND WITH ATGAH KHAN. All this hadn't even struck him till she said how much the locals hated him for all this. It was a realization of all sorts me thinks 😊
Hope I was able to abate some of your doubts...
Edited by lashy - 12 years ago