@Jennifer_Pinkley thanks Jennifer for reaching out and considering these books. Yes unfortunately the same right wing ilk has taken over in India hence censoring history. The Mughals were around for hundreds of years. They are the reason we have the magnificent Taj Mahal, our languages have so much Farsi and we have incredible traditional music like ghazals. To remove it is nonsensical.
@suswatibasu
Thanks for sharing this.
Being an admirer of #GenghisKhan, I had read about his descendant's conquest of #India. (Though by far not as in-depth as you.)
I was therefore appalled about this #censorship by the #ModiGovernment.
I'm not sure if you got my repost, but you might want to dig deeper, alas, it does make sense from a political point of view (there are at least 3 layers of chiefly geopolitical threads by now):
https://mastodon.social/@HistoPol/110182417662268498
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@HistoPol @Jennifer_Pinkley oh amazing will check this out. I remember studying Turks, Mamluks and Mongols as part of the course - it's absolutely fascinating.
@suswatibasu
I like approaching new regions and epochs of #history through well-researched #HistoricalNovels.
In the case of #Temüjin who became #Genghis Khan and his heirs, I can recommend the fascinating 4 books of #ConnIggulden's #Conqueror Series: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conqueror_(novel_series)
You can check them out at the #InternetArchive, which could use some donations in its legal battles against the media multinationals.
https://archive.org/details/lordsofbow0000iggu_k5o3
@Jennifer_Pinkley@zirk.us
@HistoPol @suswatibasu @Jennifer_Pinkley@zirk.us These were such great books. I got my whole family to read them.
@SMagz
Yes, if there weren't so many other books unread, I'd re-read the series about the first #Mongol #khans again anytime.
If you'd like to have a more personal prospective, there is a #podcast miniseries done by natives. The #English is a bit difficult to understand in some episodes, but that other, additional perpective made it worthwhile, I think.
BTW, there is a transcript.
#Temujin: An Audio Drama — Act 1
https://i.sonnet.fm/UuYEFNoT12qMEx7y5
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