Violent History of Indian Kings

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When certain chapters on the Mughal dynasty were removed by the government, a lot of people on social media celebrated the move by saying that Mughals were often associated with violence and the destruction of religious sites. So, it would be right to not teach the children about such Kings. But did you know that in India's history, there were several kings who have made similar use of violence? Even glorified kings like Ashoka and Akbar have been known to use violence!
What drove these kings to exercise violence? What were the reasons behind their decision? But more importantly, so many Kings throughout history have made use of violence, what standards should be used to describe them? Watch the video to get answers!

Playlists

Markers
00:00 Intro
03:30 Magadha, Vijayanagar Empire
07:46 Wadeyar Empire
11:29 Destruction of religious sites
14:18 Violence against women
15:21 Tipu Sultan
17:23 Akbar
19:02 Rashtrakutas

[mohak_mangal]

Correction: There is a debate around when Emperor Ashoka converted. For example, Sanjeev Sanyal’s book says that Emperor Ashoka converted to Buddhism before entering the Kalinga war. Ashoka invaded Kalinga in 262 BC and a minor rock edicts that Ashoka had converted to Buddhism more than two years earlier. Thank you to those who pointed this out!

[thewanderingbong]

"Show me a King who has never used Violence, Show me a Politician who is not corrupted, Show me a businessman who has never evaded his taxes"

[Ironbanner]

Acknowledging one's history and its darkest moments is very important. Religion shouldn't matter.

[KanekiKen-csfl]

The king of dholakpur is the most peaceful 😌

[akshatgour]

5:05 Ashoka killed 99 of his step brothers....it's just mentioned in Ashokavadana(written by buddhists), and nowhere else....now there's a possiblity that buddhists just exagarreted the real numbers to show how he changed after adapting to buddhism

[rrakesh]

It’s important to learn the good, the bad and the ugly of our history without any religious colour because as George Santayana had once said - ‘Those who forget history are condemned to repeat it’.

Kudos for picking up this topic and not flinching from speaking truth. Humans have an intrinsic desire to always glorify their past without knowing anything and picking only selective evidence to confirm the same . Always good to have an honest reflection of it.

[jayantkamble]

Being a Buddhist, I can confirm that King Ashoka was a Buddhist many years before the Kalinga war. There is an inscription in sanchi mentioned Ashoka as a PRINCE tripped to sanchi stupa with his newly married wife. In 14th major rock edict of Ashoka does not mention he converted to Buddhism after Kalinga war but he felt more attraction to Buddhism after Kalinga.

Secondly, being a Buddhist, it does not mean king can not fight wars. Wars are integral part of moranchy. Monarchy fight war in interests of their kingdom. History is full of wars.
Despite Kalinga war, king Ashoka had very beautiful views and doctrine reflected in his administration and propagation of Buddhism, mentioned in his rock edicts.

[shoaibbeg]

Lesson - Never idealise any king irrespective of their religion, and stay away from political agendas based on religios

[vandanakardam]

Hindu aur Muslim donon hi MOHAK ko gali de rahe hain jabki usne kuch galat nahin kaha balki jo sach hai vahi kaha par sach kadva hota hai har kisi ko hazam nahin hota

[neha_ji]

Now Indian YouTube content is becoming more mature.. .less politics and less hindu muslim context ....thanks to youtubers like you...❤❤

[vibhassingh]

I feel like many Indians nowadays are very disconnected from actual facts and the truth itself. Whenever I try to argue with them with facts and stuff they claim that I'm being an Anti-Hindu. So I just leave them with their small mind and let them argue with other people. This channel brings informative content hope they watch it and get some sense.

[PavanBilagi]

Not only Indian kings but also rulers across the world employed violence as a means of asserting their authority. Historical accounts provide numerous examples of this widespread phenomenon. For instance, ancient Egyptian pharaohs employed military force to expand their territories and maintain dominance over their subjects. In Europe, kings and emperors engaged in brutal wars to conquer new lands and establish their rule. Similarly, Chinese dynasties, such as the Qin and Han, employed violence to consolidate their power and enforce their laws. From the Aztec rulers in Mesoamerica to the feudal lords in Japan, violence was a prevalent tool utilized by leaders worldwide to exert control and enforce their rule.

[amartyabhattacharjee]

Aurangzeb: I killed my 3 brothers to become king.
Ashoka: 🌚 hum sarif kya hue, puri duniya hi saitan ban gayi

[AK__M]

I can't help but notice, you guys used A.I. ( probably midjourney ) to generate many cool passing by shots and characters from pushyamitra to 40 thousand Coorgi shot ( 16:07 ) you guys are using it right, we should surely appreciate it. Using A.I. to make videos more engaging is the way to really move forward, great job guys

[THEQUANTUMWORLD]

Today many Hindus are not ready to accept this thing: that their Hindu kings were violent, they have entered so much in politics and religion that they do not even know the truth.I like your content mohak. Be continue 👍

[challenger]

The goal of history education should be 2 :
(i) To identify the reasons which made us stand.
(ii) To identify the reasons which made us fall.
If we know them instead of date memorization we would able to recreate the first and avoid the second and lead to glory once again.

[Magnus]

Bro these people giving hate in comments are the those who were praising him when he was telling the negative side of mugals but now when he tells the negative side of some ancient hindu 🕉 king then they are hating him
"Hipocracy ke bhi seema hoti ha "😂

[parthasarathibehera]

Just a correction emperor Ashoka converted himself to Buddhism before he went into the kalinga war. It is said ashoka dyed the river daya full red with the bloodshed and then in the aftermath he changed himself seeing the bloodshed. Then he truly started following Buddhism by making monasteries, inns and preaching non-violence and then he went on live as a monk by handing over his thorne to his son. Thats our local
folklore in odisha. Again great video mohak bhaiya❤❤

[nehashaikh]

When you're reading history, put on the history glasses. Don't use the 21st Century lenses to view a period and judge the people that have passed 100s and 1000s of years before you were born 👍 it was a different period, different mindset. What a nice video Mohak, great work!

[akshat]

Every hindu king was the protector of Varna system, caste system and Untouchability.