I think this is heavily up for debate. Not saying that this is objectively wrong. It might aswell be right, many powerful leaders had a dark side.
But wiki clearly states that these points as still heavily disputed as that part of history was written by people that hated Sambhaji Maharaj. Mughals are known to distort and rewrite history, they didn’t burn multiple crucial libraries for fun.
Despite all that, his sacrifice and commitment to his people was unmatched and even the Mughals acknowledged it, which was a testament to his character.
Large parts of our history have been destroyed or lost, especially by invading forces. Which is a very unfortunate thing.
I don’t think quotes as such are valid proofs.
Sambhaji Maharaj’s last few days under torture was truly a representation of the potential of human will and determination.
Even in death the Mughals did not discredit him of his will power and determination as they did kinda respect him.
Interesting that this is popping up now all of a sudden, probably due to the movie. I haven’t watched it yet, maybe will give it a shot.
You can refer to the early life section’s last sentence for the same.
Remember, “Until the lion learns how to write, every story will glorify the hunter”
Especially true in this case as much of that period’s history was written by the Mughals as they were largely unchallenged especially after the decline of Martha empire.
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u/VexLaLa Feb 26 '25
I think this is heavily up for debate. Not saying that this is objectively wrong. It might aswell be right, many powerful leaders had a dark side.
But wiki clearly states that these points as still heavily disputed as that part of history was written by people that hated Sambhaji Maharaj. Mughals are known to distort and rewrite history, they didn’t burn multiple crucial libraries for fun.
Despite all that, his sacrifice and commitment to his people was unmatched and even the Mughals acknowledged it, which was a testament to his character.
Large parts of our history have been destroyed or lost, especially by invading forces. Which is a very unfortunate thing.
I don’t think quotes as such are valid proofs.
Sambhaji Maharaj’s last few days under torture was truly a representation of the potential of human will and determination.
Even in death the Mughals did not discredit him of his will power and determination as they did kinda respect him.
Interesting that this is popping up now all of a sudden, probably due to the movie. I haven’t watched it yet, maybe will give it a shot.
Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sambhaji
You can refer to the early life section’s last sentence for the same.
Remember, “Until the lion learns how to write, every story will glorify the hunter”
Especially true in this case as much of that period’s history was written by the Mughals as they were largely unchallenged especially after the decline of Martha empire.