Or how the first invader Mongol/Mughal chieftean Babur at the battle of Panipat in the 1500's even though had a much smaller army, but just by the virtue of superior battle tactics (squeezed the enemy elephant riding troops between two sections, which created panic and ultimate trampling of their own soldiers) and good use of 'entrenchment' war-fare and critical placement of his archers defeated the much larger army of Ibrahim Lodi!.Īlso one would see how the ultra lite but deadly Mughal bow (Mughal horse riding archers were supposed to be the best in the world sending out non-stop arrows while in full gallop!) was created from scratch (with just raw materials) and without any use of sophisticated tools and how that same craftmanship is now but completely lost in the mist of times. for example how Tipu Sultan's army had already perfected the 'missile' (sword blades and/or arrows imparted with a longer shooting range thru rocket technology.) before anyone else in the world and had thus made some telling blows on the British armies. The full Documentary touches on lot's of cool stuff. Was Taj Mahal became so ancient even before it was completed ?Īkbarnama, Ain-e-Akbari, and these You-Tube Videos. 'Aadaab-e-alamgiri ' was an official press release from the Alamgir Aurangjeb ) In 1652, Prince Aurangjeb admitted about Taj Mahal that 'so old' building needs a repair ( mentioned in 'Aadaab-e-alamgiri ', 'Yaadgaarnama' and the ' Muraaqqa-I-Akbarabadi'. Mumtaz died in 1631 and history says that it took 22 years to complete the Taj. What about the documents in Indian Treasury where it shows that Shah Jahan bought that 'building' from Jai Singh ( King of Jaipur ) as that building belonged to Man Singh ( grandfather of Jai Singh. is so reluctant to open the hidden rooms and the documents ?Ĭarbon Dating proved that Taj Mahal was standing tall even before the Moughal Emperor Shah Jahan took birth. I mean, come on people! :o Taj Mahal ( whatever its name was earlier ) is not an Moughal creation but yes a modified version of some old building. Taj-Mahal was not a Mughal Architectural wonder after all. Got a crash course on Mughal history through Wikipedia,Īkbarnama, Ain-e-Akbari, and these You-Tube Videos. Also showed other armour related things.like One of them showed how the Mughal bow was a superior weapon than theĮnglish longbow. Not sure if I saw the same one.but there were some parts on YouTube. Here is a link to the DVD for your purposes. of their reign that is a must see for all history buffs! I have a personal copy myself and believe me it is worth watching.
Reminds me- on a completely diffrent note as for those who may not have caught it on History Channel there is a great documentary 'The Mughal warriors' now on DVD and available directly on the History Channel website that is a very interesting piece on the fighting methods, weaponery, architecture etc. To phaer yo Court-caart bhi kae laddoo dega?
Mka kae rolla ho gaya akhir-kaar? Filmaker nae ya to kahee nahee kae eeb ya movie 'History Channel' ya 'Discovery' pae Historical fact ki tarah dikha-jaagee!?!. otherwise making an issue you are already making it controversial and worth to watch it ( means.
WHY ? Plz dig out the reason ( Hrithik/Aishwarya and SRK/Kareena are supestars if you want to blame on the star cast only ) a gud creation never get neglected while a bad interpretation never get any appreciation.ĭo you remember that Ashoka was a Super Flop. Let them make efforts and we can review their works after watching their creation. who not only want to bring forward some story but aspire to gain financial benefits too. Bhai,Įvery person have his/her personal likes and dislikes and film makers are professionals. what is the fun unnecessarilly depicting the un real love between akbar and jodha? that never existed.even in harem of akbar. Better movies could have been made by depicting Asoka, Kanishka, gupta, harsha etc.