Question

What do you mean by religious intolerance of Jahangir?

Answer 1

During the 16th and 17th centuries, India was not only united, but brought to the apex of political power and culture (Duiker and Spielvogel, 434). The empire responsible for this feat was the Mughals found in northern India. The founders of this massive empire were the descendents of the great Turkic conquer, Timur (otherwise known as Tamerlane) (Esposito, 405). Timur and his progeny hailed from the mountains north of the Ganges River (Duiker and Spielvogel,434).

The Mughal court and empire was a blending of Persian, Islamic and Indian cultures (Farooqu, 284). The civilization was very fond of arts (Duiker and Spielvogel, 442), grand architecture (BBC, “Mughal Empire (1500s, 1600s)”), and poetry (Duiker and Spielvogel, 444). However, the thing the Mughals are most well known for is their religious tolerance; especially that of the emperor, Akbar. In this paper, the most well-known of the Mughal rulers and their varying degrees of religious tolerance will be discussed. Furthermore, Akbar and his religious policies will then be compared to the others; as to demonstrate that he was the most religiously tolerant.

Jahangir

When Akbar died in 1605, his son Jahangir succeeded him (Kimball, “A Concise History of India”). When Jahangir came to the throne, one of the first things he decreed was to change the state religion back to Islam from his father’s Godism (BBC, “Mughal Empire (1500s,1600s)). He expanded his father’s empire and strengthened the central control over the empire (Kimball, “A Concise History of India”). He was a bad ruler who was addicted to drugs. Had it not been for his administrators’ and generals’ upkeep, his kingdom would have ceased to prosper (Kimball, “A Concise History of India”).

As far as religious tolerance was concerned, Jahangir was somewhat tolerant like his father (Kimball, “A Concise History of India). He was tolerant toward all religions but Sikhism (Manas: History and Politics, “Jehangir”). The Fifth Sikh Guru was executed under Emperor Jahangir (Manas: History and Politics, “Jehangir”). At his death in 1627, his son Shah Jahan took over.

Answer 2

Religious intolerance of Jahangir:

• Jahangir used to follow the principles of Islam but he could not be considered as a religious man.
• His views were quite liberalized when talking about religion as he used to come in contact with several people.
• He never discriminated against his subjects based on religion but in a few instances, he has been seen being bias towards people practicing Islam.
• He gave punishment to the Hindus in Kashmir as they married "Muslim girls and convert them to Hinduism".
• When dissatisfied with Jains, he ordered their expulsion.  Jahangir was the son of Akbar and the next ruler of "Mughal dynasty" after him.

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