Ayaz Amir contends that all the great Muslim rulers of our past whom we look upon as our heroes were either Turks or Afghans, from Mahmud Ghaznavi to the last of the Mughals -- Caucasians all of them, who, in successive waves of invasion and conquest from the colder climates of the north, made themselves masters of Hindustan.
For 800 years -- from 1192 AD. when Muhammad Ghori defeated Prithviraj Chauhan in the second battle of Tarain (in present-day Haryana) to the establishment of British rule in Bengal in the 18th century -- every ruler of Hindustan of any note or merit was of Caucasian origin. In all this vast expanse of history, the lands which now constitute Pakistan could produce only one ruler of indigenous origin who could lay claim to any ability: Ranjit Singh, Maharajah of Punjab.
We, the inhabitants of Pakistan, may claim in moments of (misplaced) exaltation that we descended from those early warriors. But this is a false claim. We are now more sub-continental than Central Asian. Just as empires and nations rise and fall, races too do not remain the same over time. The Mughals were a hardy people when they marched into India under Babar. After 200 years of unbroken rule their dynasty -- descended from the great Taimur -- had become degenerate and soft.
Read the full Article on http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=199842
It is a very ‘unbiased’ analysis about the Muslims of the Sub-Continent and problems faced by them as a race.
Sukhwindar
http://www.svipja.com/
Courtesy: Brigadier CL Lakhanpal, Guest Contributor.
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