Hello my friends,
Hope you are doing fine.
Today we speak about the Qutub Minar, supposedly an Islamic monument. Well as we all know it is not.
So what is it ? Well before Islam invaded this land of modern day North India, this land was part of the Mauryan Empire, the we had Buddhist Kingdoms. Later on they were taken over by the Gupta Empire for 200 approx years.
Later after the 536 AD volcanic eruption, and subsequent destruction of kingdoms on the Indian subcontinent, Europe, Central America, Persia & others around the world, the Gupta empire came to an end and their descendants, were called the Rajputs. Rajputs then formed clans, fought among themselves, allied with invading Islamic invaders. Over time they were converted to Islam and some remained Dharmic.
However, their architecture was taken over by the new powers, which included the Islamic invaders.
These Islamic invaders, then put their stamp on these monuments, broke and rebuilt others to their advantage and did the same with people who lost the wars, others were taken as sex slaves as all these invaders do.
Hence, the origin of these monuments like the Qutub Minar are blur.
But Look at the Minaret of Jaam in Afghanistan. It is the same. Matches the Qutub Minar in architecture but the art and colors of its outside bricks matches the Tomar fort in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh.
Why ? As all these areas were once part of the Mauryan and Gupta empires and their influence.
This has nothing to do with Islamic invaders and occupiers. Its important to understand the entire context..
Please see the links below and and the pictures on my FB page.
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100080370587386
Lets discuss.
Thanks again.
Links: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minaret_of_Jam
Links: https://vikramjits.wordpress.com/2012/11/14/untold-story-of-the-qutub-minar/
Links: https://www.worldhistory.org/Gupta_Empire/