Humayun died as a result of an unfortunate accident at the age of 48 yrs. He was stepping down the stairs of his library in a hurry, when he heard the sacred call of the Muslim priest (Muezzin), for the evening prayer participation. Out of gratitude he turned to bow down his knee in prayer, when accidentally one of his foot got entangled in the edge of his robe (royal flowing dress of Mugal's) & he fell down the stairs. He landed on his head & got severe hurt on his right temple on account of which, he died 2 days after the strange accident on the fateful day of 24th Jan, 1556.
WHAT IS REALLY STRANGE & INTERESTING IN THIS AFFAIR..........is that, at the time when Humayun died his prodigy son, 'AKBAR', who was on only 13 yrs old then, was somewhere 300 miles away from home. He was doing some campaigning work for his father the king.....
Because of a lot of rivalry &internal disturbance in the Humayun's kingdom, it was thought that, disclosing the sudden uneventful death of the King, in the absence of his son (the true heir) could lead to complications, where in, other influential leaders, realtives (Humayun's brothers) & neighbouring rulers (Afghans etc) could try to hijack the sitaution.
Hence the best alternative decided was not to disclose the information of the Kings death until his son Akbar returned back. But the only problem was that, in the, mean time, who would run the affairs of the state. If the King was found absent, it would lead to suspicion.
Hence the family, found a replacement for the king. A person, who resembled Humayun in physical appearance & would make public appearance on behalf of the King, taking care that he would not go too close to the public i.e. maintain a reasonable distance.
Once Akbar returned back, the Kings death was officially declared & Akbar was declared the new Emperor.
Friday, October 9, 2009
Monday, September 7, 2009
Genghis Khan the GREAT
Genghis khan was the founder of the Mongol empire, which was the largest continuous land empire in the history of the world.
He was the son of a Tribal chief in Mongol. He came into power at a young age by inheriting the position from his father. What is interesting is that, on acquiring power, he spent nearly two-thirds (i.e. 75 percent- 5 decades) of his life span, in just uniting the various tribes in Mongolia to accept his leadership.
Once the task of unifying various Mongolian tribes under his rule was completed (remind you, which took 75 percent of his life tenure), only then did he venture out to conquer the world, with his remaining one-third life span.
And in this short slice of his lifespan (1/3 rd) he was able to build the biggest land empire yet, known to man, from Korea to Hungry.
What would have he done, if Mongolia, would have been been a unified kingdom, which he would have inherited & spent the entire or even half of his life in conquering the world.........................
He was the son of a Tribal chief in Mongol. He came into power at a young age by inheriting the position from his father. What is interesting is that, on acquiring power, he spent nearly two-thirds (i.e. 75 percent- 5 decades) of his life span, in just uniting the various tribes in Mongolia to accept his leadership.
Once the task of unifying various Mongolian tribes under his rule was completed (remind you, which took 75 percent of his life tenure), only then did he venture out to conquer the world, with his remaining one-third life span.
And in this short slice of his lifespan (1/3 rd) he was able to build the biggest land empire yet, known to man, from Korea to Hungry.
What would have he done, if Mongolia, would have been been a unified kingdom, which he would have inherited & spent the entire or even half of his life in conquering the world.........................
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Metaphysical Death of Mughal Emperor Babur
There is a mystery behind the death of the Great Emperor Babur, who established the Mughal dynasty in India, which ruled for two centuries.
Babur has been recorded down in history as being one of the greatest emperor's to rule India. He was a man bestowed with rare gifts & qualities. Not only was he a great ruler & strategist but also a just & kind human being. He was among the few Mughal rulers, who were tolerant of others religious faith, a lover of art & learning & fair in his justice.
It is said, Babur was not only a shrewd military leader possessed with the qualities of being a brilliant general but was also a person endowed with extraordinary physical energy & muscular power. He is known to take up a man under each of his arm & run with them round the battlements of a fortress.....
Babur's death has a unusual mystery attached with it, that gives it a metaphysical nature. It is believed that to save the life of his son 'Humayun', he sacrificed his own life. During the last phase of Babur's life, his beloved son, Humayun, became very seriously ill, with little chance of recovery or survival.
Because of this, Babur was devastated & began to constantly pray for the life of his son to god.
It is said, that in his prayers, he begged God to take the disease away from Humayun & let him die in his sons place.
Strangely enough, Babur's prayers were answered..........
He started becoming ill & correspondingly Humayun started recovering his health. Finally Babur, passed away at the age of 48 yrs & Humayun inherited the Great throne...............
Babur has been recorded down in history as being one of the greatest emperor's to rule India. He was a man bestowed with rare gifts & qualities. Not only was he a great ruler & strategist but also a just & kind human being. He was among the few Mughal rulers, who were tolerant of others religious faith, a lover of art & learning & fair in his justice.
It is said, Babur was not only a shrewd military leader possessed with the qualities of being a brilliant general but was also a person endowed with extraordinary physical energy & muscular power. He is known to take up a man under each of his arm & run with them round the battlements of a fortress.....
Babur's death has a unusual mystery attached with it, that gives it a metaphysical nature. It is believed that to save the life of his son 'Humayun', he sacrificed his own life. During the last phase of Babur's life, his beloved son, Humayun, became very seriously ill, with little chance of recovery or survival.
Because of this, Babur was devastated & began to constantly pray for the life of his son to god.
It is said, that in his prayers, he begged God to take the disease away from Humayun & let him die in his sons place.
Strangely enough, Babur's prayers were answered..........
He started becoming ill & correspondingly Humayun started recovering his health. Finally Babur, passed away at the age of 48 yrs & Humayun inherited the Great throne...............
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