many of us read history of Assam/India as written by Islamist and Communist. They claim that Poa-Mecca was a holy shrine of Islam, eventhough we all know that Poa-Mecca was originally a Vishnu temple situated at the top of the Garurachal pahar. The temple was destroyed by Kalapahar. Today, if we dig that site, a grand temple will be revealed. Now, here is a bright example of how Islamist/Communist managed to fool Hindus by describing Sher Shah as a great builder, when infact he was a rapist/ and a medieval Taliban. Our children read these false history, and then when they grow up, they become our secularists who deny anything Hindu and glorify anything Islamic. I say: truth can not be hidden. Hindus have realised that they were cheated and manipulated by those whom they trusted. Now, it is time to take the destiny of our culture, our nation and our philosophy on our own hand. Now it is the time to release the Ram in Ayodhya and Vishnu in Hajo from the clutches of Islamic barbarism. Please read the following story about Sher Shah. And, if you are a true Hindu, then proclaim: we have the right to know our true history.
Was Sher Shah a grand builder?
Grand Trunk Road or Grand Fib?
By Dr R. Brahmachari
SINCE our childhood we have been told that Sher Shah Suri had built the road which is now known as the Grand Trunk Road (G.T. Road). But how far is this correct? Let us read further to find more information on this.
During the days of undivided India, the said G.T. Road ran from Sonargaon near Dhaka (now in Bangladesh) up to the bank of River Indus in Punjab. Historian R.C. Majumdar has written, �Length of the road was 1,500 kos or 3,000 miles (4,800 km).�(1) According to another historian, Shri Atul Chandra Roy, the length of the road was 1,400 miles or less than half of Shri Majumdar's figures.(2) Moreover, R.C. Majumdar holds that the champion road-builder, Sher Shah, undertook construction of three more roads and completed them in his lifetime. �One road from Agra towards south up to Burhanpur (600 miles), the second road from
Agra via Chittor up to Jodhpur (200 miles) and the third road from Lahore to Multan (100 miles).�(3) Thus, according to the estimate of Shri R.C. Majumdar, the total length of all the roads built by Sher Shah stands at 3,900 miles or 6,240 km.
But our history books also tell that Sher Shah ascended the throne of Delhi on May 17, 1540, by defeating Humayun in a battle near Kannauj and in the same year organised a military campaign to suppress the revolt of the Gakkars in Punjab. He moved east, the next year, to suppress a similar revolt in Bengal in March, a.d. 1541. The next year, he moved against the Rajput kings in central India and conquered Malwa. The very next year (i.e. a.d. 1543), he organised a campaign against the Hindu king Puran Mal and took control of the fort at Raisin and then moved against the Rajput king of Marwar. In 1544 he subdued the Rathore king, Maldev and in the subsequent year, died in an accident in a.d. 1545.
So, the rule of Sher Shah lasted
only for five years and out of this five years, he spent more than six months to gain control over the fort of Kalinjore. During the rest of his reign, he was suppressing revolts or conquering new forts. It should be mentioned here that the period under consideration was witness to chaos and lawlessness and to restore order, Sher Shah had to fight innumerable battles and that too with partial success. Thus the question naturally arises�was it possible for Sher Shah (or any other ruler of that time) to build such long roads within such a short span of time? The real story is that a court-chronicler of Sher Shah had written something to please and glorify his master and our historians took those narrations at their face value, without applying their common sense.
A close scrutiny of events during the time of Sher Shah reveals that, despite his vast efforts, he did not succeed in bringing the said territory under his government. How could Sher Shah carry out such a gigantic
project like a road from Bengal to Punjab, when the territory in question was not under his supreme control?
A Muslim chronicler, Sheikh Nurul Haque, most probably honest, who mentioned in his Zubdatut Tawarikh, the road-building endeavour of Sher Shah, writes, �Sher Shah made the road which now runs from Delhi to Agra, by cutting trees in jungles, removing obstacles and built serais. Before that time people had to travel through the doab between these two places.�(4) It is important to note that this chronicler did not mention a single word about building a road from Bengal to Punjab by Sher Shah.
As a matter of fact, the roads existed before the arrival of the Muslim invaders in this country. One should remember that military campaigns among the Hindu kings were very common. How could these military campaigns be possible without good roads? It means that there were good roads, wide enough for chariots drawn by four horses, even in very ancient times. For example, the
epic Mahabharata describes how kings from remote corners of this country had assembled at Kurukshetra with their army to participate in the war. Did they come to Kurukshetra through jungles?
According to our historians, Sher Shah was not only a champion road builder but �Sher Shah planted shade-giving trees on both sides of the roads and serais or rest houses at different stages, where separate arrangements were provided for the Muslims and the Hindus.�(5) could Sher Shah do this within a period of about four years?
�Sher Shah is indeed a striking personality in the history of medieval India... His military character was marked by a rare combination of caution and enterprise, his political conduct was, on the whole, just and humane; his religious attitude was free from medieval bigotry; and his excellent taste in building is well attested, even today, by his noble mausoleum at Sasaram. He applied his indefatigable industry to the service of the state, and his reforms
were well calculated to secure the interests of the people.�(6) But, in reality, Sher Shah was a Muslim Pathan from Afghanistan and like any other Muslim invader, he was equally treacherous and cruel to the Hindus. His court chronicler, Abbas Khan, in his Tariq-i-Sher Shah, says that in 1543, Sher Shah invaded the kingdom of the Hindu king, Puran Mal, and put his Raisin fort under siege which compelled the Hindu army to surrender. Puran Mal sought a safe passage for his royal family and army. Sher Shah agreed. So Puran Mal and his army came out of the fort and took shelter in a pre-arranged camp provided by Sher Shah, just outside the fort.
In the meantime, the Pathan army started massacring the Hindus and to describe the wholesale slaughter, Abbas Khan writes, �While the Hindus were employed in putting their women and families to death, the Afghans on all sides commenced slaughtering of the Hindus. Puran Mal and his commanders, like pigs at a bay, failed to exhibit valour
and gallantry, and within the twinkle of an eye, all were slain. Such of their wives and families, as were not slain, were captured. One daughter of Puran Mal and three sons of his brother were taken alive and the rest were all killed. Sher Shah gave the daughter of Puran Mal to some itinerant minstrels (bazigars) that they might make her dance in the bazaars, and ordered the boys to be castrated, so that the race of the oppressors (i.e. the Hindus) might not increase.�(7)
At that time, the Rohtas fort in Bihar was under the control of the Hindu king, Hari Krishna Roy, who was a friend of Sher Shah. In 1537, Humayun launched a military campaign against Sher Shah and proceeded to attack the fortress at Chunar. Sher Shah had 1,000 women in his harem in the said fort at Chunar. Apprehending the fall of Chunar fort, Sher Shah requested Raja Hari Krishna Roy to provide a safe place for his harem in the Rohtas fort. Once upon a time, the Raja had given, in a similar crisis, shelter
to Mia Nazim (younger brother of Sher Shah) and hence Sher Shah could request the Raja for a similar benevolence.
However, on Sher Shah's promise by Quran, the Raja agreed to give shelter, but could smell a rat. As soon as Raja Hari Krishna agreed, Sher Shah hatched a plan to capture the fort. About 1,200 dolis (palanquins) were made ready overnight and two Afghan soldiers, clad in burqas, occupied each doli. The security staff in the fort checked the first few dolis and failing to detect the conspiracy, allowed the rest to enter the fort. Nearly 2,500 Pathan soldiers succeeded in entering the fort and killing the Hindus. King Hari Krishna somehow managed to escape the fort through a secret passage.
But our so-called secular historians carefully avoid all these aspects in their versions of history and prefer to follow two fundamental guidelines�firstly, the Muslims invaders were very civilised and good people and secondly, Muslim rule in India was not a colonial rule
but a golden period of Indian history.
References:
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R.C. Majumdar (General Editor), The History and Culture of the Indian People, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (in 12 volumes), Mumbai (1996) VII, 87.
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Atul Chandra Roy, Bharater Itihas (in Bengali), Maulik Library, Calcutta (1985), I, 84.
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R.C. Majumdar, H.C. Raychaudhury and K. Datta, An Advanced History of India, Macmillan & Co (1980), 434.
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H.M. Elliot and J. Dowson, The History of India�As Told by Its Own Historians (in 8 volumes), Low Price Publication, Delhi (1996) VI, 188.
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R.C. Majumdar et al (ibid) Macmillan & Co (1980), 434.
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R.C. Majumdar et al (ibid) Macmillan & Co (1980), 435.
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H.M. Elliot and J. Dowson (ibid) IV, 403.
How could Sher Shah carry out such a gigantic project like a road from Bengal to Punjab, when the territory in question was not under his supreme control?
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