Whitewashing History: Distortions, doublespeak and the jizya tax – Utpal Kumar

Rulers like Firoz Shah Tughlaq and Aurangzeb openly used jizya to coerce conversions. … European traveller Niccolao Manucci observed of Aurangzeb: “Many Hindus who were unable to pay jizya turned Muhammadan to obtain relief from the insults of the collectors.” – Utpal Kumar In the contemporary academic climate of Bharat, there has been a fast—and easy—way to […]