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title: "8 Absurd things about Mughal Culture in India"  
description: "8 Absurd things about Mughal Culture in India - From Temple Destruction to Lavish Lifestyles"  
author: "Khushi Singh"  
published: 2024-12-28  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/4695/8-absurd-things-about-mughal-culture-in-india  
category: "indian history"  
tags: ["Mughal cruelty in India", "Temple destruction", "Mughal harems", "Jizya tax", "Indian history", "Mughal history", "Medieval India", "Mughal culture", "Mughal rulers Mughal dynasty"]  
reading_time: 2 minutes  

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# 8 Absurd things about Mughal Culture in India

![8 Absurd things about Mughal Culture in India](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/c846edbe-7009-4ecd-a3ef-9dbb7d54b7d9/images/c646f183-e881-498d-b914-222d97027e5f.jpeg) ![8 Absurd things about Mughal Culture in India](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/c846edbe-7009-4ecd-a3ef-9dbb7d54b7d9/images/621bb996-a9d5-4046-8aa0-f1eadee4879d.jpeg) Some Mughal kings such as Aurangzeb, are known to have ordered the destruction of temples like Kashi Vishwanath Temple. ![8 Absurd things about Mughal Culture in India](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/c846edbe-7009-4ecd-a3ef-9dbb7d54b7d9/images/cd490526-0e65-4e62-8c9f-01561c5bc2f1.jpeg) Hindus including saints and sadhus, who refused conversion or disapproved of imperial policies were persecuted & fostered insecurity across country. ![8 Absurd things about Mughal Culture in India](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/c846edbe-7009-4ecd-a3ef-9dbb7d54b7d9/images/631f1cfb-67c2-497b-8f55-1880e6422c4b.jpeg) Women were perceived to be objects of trophies. Invasions involved abduction and forced marriages as a way of disrespecting the Indian culture. ![8 Absurd things about Mughal Culture in India](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/c846edbe-7009-4ecd-a3ef-9dbb7d54b7d9/images/7cb58d8a-f823-472a-bc2a-d9dd50857dd6.jpeg) The Mughal kings were luxurious and enjoyed multi-continental living; most of them had hundreds of queens or concubines in their palace ![8 Absurd things about Mughal Culture in India](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/c846edbe-7009-4ecd-a3ef-9dbb7d54b7d9/images/fccc0a4d-959f-4449-bdbe-2d76a90b2b7e.jpeg) The Mughals had control of enormous fortunes through unprovoked attacks, ransacking the Temples, and charging astronomical amounts of taxes. ![8 Absurd things about Mughal Culture in India](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/c846edbe-7009-4ecd-a3ef-9dbb7d54b7d9/images/59625dd3-7e7d-4abd-9f36-ae2bd80a1f8a.jpeg) Some emperors reinstitute the Jizya as a tax levied on non-Muslim payers many assumed as prejudice and exploitative means. ![8 Absurd things about Mughal Culture in India](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/c846edbe-7009-4ecd-a3ef-9dbb7d54b7d9/images/1a078914-e842-4148-8fc8-e321c546af58.jpeg) Mughals introduced Persianization to Indian art, architecture, and music thus erasing true Indian art from the region. ![8 Absurd things about Mughal Culture in India](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/c846edbe-7009-4ecd-a3ef-9dbb7d54b7d9/images/e33d5530-bfcd-4319-b38c-08768fec588d.jpeg) The Mughals being the conquerors saw the decline of vibrant regional powers such as Rajputs and Marathas.

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