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Why Hyderabadis need a history lesson beyond the Mughal court

From the Bahmani to the Qutb Shahis, Hyderabad’s local identity is far more complex than the standard Mughal-centric narrative suggests.

It has been 500 years since the onset of Mughal rule. And that the way we discuss the dynasty in classrooms, and outside of them, is still all distorted. The assumption that the Mughals controlled the entirety of the subcontinent from the beginning really peeves me. This is largely due to the history textbooks in Telangana which, at least during my childhood, focused more on the Mughals than own city, Hyderabad.

I vividly remember reading about Akbar, Shah Jahan, and Mughal trade routes and economics more than the founders of Hyderabad.

On 21 April 1526, Indian history was changed forever after Babur won the First Battle of Panipat and the Mughal Empire began. The BJP-led central government has overlooked the landmark day for obvious reasons.

But what else was overlooked? Eight years ago, the end of the Bahmani empire (1347-1518) in the Deccan also marked its 500th anniversary. Its collapse led to the emergence of governors as independent kingdoms. This also........

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