Saturday, April 4, 2020

History of islamic empire in South Asia part 2

SERIES ONE (POST 2) 

"Pre and Post Abbasid Revolution- Making of Rebel Forces"

In my Previous Posts, I have discussed that we are looking at the history of Muslim India from Turkic/Ottoman's Historiography and I have already mentioned that we can't understand history of Indian Muslims without having studied the history and our relationships with Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan and Parts of Kazakhstan. 

This is the Caliphate of Abbasid who have came to power after overthrowing Caliphate of Umayyads, through the Abassid Revolution. Abbasid Revolution is mostly funded and supported by Non-Arabs, specially Persians. Although the coup was funded and supported by the Persians and other Ajamis, the Abassids were Arabs and claimed that they were the descendants of Paighambar's Uncle, Abbas Ibn E Abdul Muttalib. Umayyads will take refuge in Spain (Iberian Peninsula) where with the passage of time, they will decalre their own Caliphate, known as Caliphate of Cordoba. 

Let me take you to the foundation of Islamic State and it's Policy of Expansion. After Hijrat, Hazrat E Paighambar founded a city state in Madina which came to be know as First State of Madina, with its written constitution, the "First Ever Written Legal Document on Earth" which acknowledged Equality, Fraternity, Justice and Universalism as the guiding principles of the state. 

Through the various treaties and battles, State of Madina grew into a bigger state and unified the entire Arabian Peninsula, in lifetime of Paighambar. After the death of Paighambar, State of Madina was succeeded by the Caliphs and the Islamic State came to be known as Caliphate. 

Caliphate of Rashidoon, under Military Command of Khalid Bin Waleed and many others, annexed Persian Empire, Eastern Byzantine Empire, Northern Africa (Egypt, Libya and Tunisia). Caliphate of Umayyads, although grabbed the power illegitimately, annexed Transoxiana (Mawra E Nahar), The Maghreb (North Western Africa), Sindh (Province of Pakistan) and Iberian Peninsula (Spain). 

Abassids overthrew The Umayyad through a Coup which is known as Abassids Revolution. As I pointed out here that Coup was funded and supported by the Persians and other Non-Arabs, but after assuming power Abassids remained loyal for Arab Hegemony. This will engulf a sense of betrayal for Persians which paves way for the preparation of Rebel Forces. Rebel Forces will not overthrow the newly appointed Caliphs but they will only negotiate with them to hold the power and will kick off the journey of Persianisation of Caliphate. 

In my next post, I will write how the Rebel Forces, the Persians, will negotiate with the Caliphs on the terms they overthrew the Umayyads. This negotiation will change the course of history of Muslims and pave ways for the Ghaznavid Rebels, the Turkic Muslims of Mawra E Nahar (Turkistan) and Khorasan, and that will eventually enter in Hindus'tan.

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