No, my dear, how could he have confiscated Amer? Raja Bharmal and his sons and generals would have fought to the death and the women would have committed jauhar. He would have got nothin You are a naughty girl, with your 'bonus'😉, but it would have been a non-starter.
Even now, Raja Bharmal would never agree to such a force majeure proposal, so I think that it is Jodha who works it somehow. Let us see. The straightforward political alliance proposed by Raja Bharmal to the Emperor in the film is far more realistic. After all,two of Raja Bharmal's sons, Bhagwan Das and Mansingh, served in very high positions in Akbar's court. They were of course his brothers in law.
Akbar lived for a long time in Fatehpur Sikri, which was his capital, not in Delhi, till the city ran out of water and he had to move out.
Shyamala Aunty
Thank you dear Aunty 😊
A thought - Why can't Jalal just confiscate Amer, make Rajputs bend their knees and get their janan khanas for his pleasure? That will automatically let him have Jodha and the others (added bonus😛). I mean, what choice would anyone in Rajputana have than to submit completely once captured.. Oh yes, there's Jauhar too... Did he fear Jodha would commit Jauhar so he proposed a bargain ?
P.S. Where did Akbar live in present day Delhi? 😊
Originally posted by: sashashyam
Riyya dear,
Raja Bharmal would never propose a trade off, think of the betrayal of the Rajput aan, baan and shaan! It would be Jalal who offers to let him have his kingdom intact - they showed it in one of the early promos - and then Bharmal asks Iske badle me kya chahiye? And Jalal replies Jodha.
Don't fret, he always intended to marry her, as she is so blue-blooded, but then he has so many wives, so she would, he must have thought, be one among the many queens in his harem. Of course it did not quite turn out that way!😉
Shyamala Aunty
Edited by sashashyam - 12 years ago