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> The description in the review drives home how when the British arrived, India was about a third of world GDP, Britain, not so much. India's GDP share was muc
by sudhirc 4y ago
> The description in the review drives home how when the British arrived, India was about a third of world GDP, Britain, not so much.
India's GDP share was much higher before the invading Mughal invasion started so they were part of the problem. See Angus Madison's historical list of the ten largest countries by GDP.
- selimthegrim 4y agoSurely you’ve read Irfan Habib on Mughal revenue system?
- jim_inont 4y ago[flagged]
- selimthegrim 4y agoOn the contrary I am recommending him. His methodology is the standard for evaluating if and how Mughals were exploiting peasants.
- sudhirc 4y agoBoth senior and junior Habibs are known to whitewash the Islamic invasion and paint a rosy picture of their rule. Their body of work is full of their own biases. Most of the time they fail to provide the primary sources. What they do not explain this: Let's assume invaders(Muslims and Christians) came from outside, attacked, raped,killed only to make India a prosperous nation. But why they failed to do it to their native place? Who in their right mind would believe this fiction propagated by the apologists?
- selimthegrim 4y agoYou do know that he is a Marxist right
- sudhirc 4y agoWhy a Marxist would need to defend Muslim invasions? He is one of the many charlatans who posed as Marxist only to advance their agenda of Muslim glorification. There are many such examples. Famous script writer Javed Akhtar propagated his faith,degraded other faiths and yet declared himself an atheist. How convenient?
- selimthegrim 4y agoHow did Javed Akhtar propagate his faith?
- sudhirc 4y agoWatch classics like Janjir or Sholey to understand it yourself. Some jems: - Batch no 786 saves life but Hindu idols are lifeless with no power. - Namaz is good but idol worship is waste of resources. - Muslim are true to their religion but Hindus are greedy. - Any Sikh has to be joker.
- Karrot_Kream 4y agoI hope you enjoyed hijacking a thread about Shah Jahan for your silly Hindu nationalist goals of spreading doubts about Muslim rule. I'm sorry but no matter how much you do that, Shah Jahan will not stop being a historic figure.
- sudhirc 3y agoAm I contesting the historicity of Shah Jahan? On contrary, I am contesting the statement of the article which tries to portray that India was made rich by Mughals. Silliness actually lies in your knee jerk reaction.