Islamic India – The biggest holocaust in World History

The genocide suffered by the Hindus of India at the hands of Arab, Turkish, Mughal and Afghan occupying forces for a period of 800 years is as yet formally unrecognised by the World.

The genocide suffered by the Hindus of India at the hands of Arab, Turkish, Mughal and Afghan occupying forces for a period of 800 years is as yet formally unrecognised by the World.

With the invasion of India by Mahmud Ghazni about 1000 A.D., began the Muslim invasions into the Indian subcontinent and they lasted for several centuries. Nadir Shah made a mountain of the skulls of the Hindus he killed in Delhi alone. Babur raised towers of Hindu skulls at Khanua when he defeated Rana Sanga in 1527 and later he repeated the same horrors after capturing the fort of Chanderi. Akbar ordered a general massacre of 30000 Rajputs after he captured Chithorgarh in 1568. The Bahamani Sultans had an annual agenda of killing a minimum of 100000 Hindus every year. 

The history of medieval India is full of such instances. The holocaust of the Hindus in India continued for 800 years, till the brutal regimes were effectively overpowered in a life and death struggle by the Sikhs in the Panjab and the Hindu Maratha armies in other parts of India in the late 1700’s.

We have elaborate literary evidence of the World’s biggest holocaust from existing historical contemporary eyewitness accounts. The historians and biographers of the invading armies and subsequent rulers of India have left quite detailed records of the atrocities they committed in their day-to-day encounters with India’s Hindus.

These contemporary records boasted about and glorified the crimes that were committed – and the genocide of tens of millions of Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhist and Jainist, mass rapes of women and the destruction of thousands of ancient Hindu / Buddhist temples and libraries have been well documented and provide solid proof of the World’s biggest holocaust.

Quotes from modern historians

Dr. Koenraad Elst in his article “Was There an Islamic Genocide of Hindus?” states:

“There is no official estimate of the total death toll of Hindus at the hands of Islam. A first glance at important testimonies by Muslim chroniclers suggests that, over 13 centuries and a territory as vast as the Subcontinent, Muslim Holy Warriors easily killed more Hindus than the 6 million of the Holocaust. Ferishtha lists several occasions when the Bahmani sultans in central India (1347-1528) killed a hundred thousand Hindus, which they set as a minimum goal whenever they felt like punishing the Hindus; and they were only a third-rank provincial dynasty.

The biggest slaughters took place during the raids of Mahmud Ghaznavi (ca. 1000 CE); during the actual conquest of North India by Mohammed Ghori and his lieutenants (1192 ff.); and under the Delhi Sultanate (1206-1526).“

He also writes in his book “Negation in India”:

“The Muslim conquests, down to the 16th century, were for the Hindus a pure struggle of life and death. Entire cities were burnt down and the populations massacred, with hundreds of thousands killed in every campaign, and similar numbers deported as slaves. Every new invader made (often literally) his hills of Hindus skulls. Thus, the conquest of Afghanistan in the year 1000 was followed by the annihilation of the Hindu population; the region is still called the Hindu Kush, i.e. Hindu slaughter.” Islamic India: The biggest holocaust in World History

Will Durant argued in his 1935 book “The Story of Civilisation: Our Oriental Heritage” (page 459):

“The Mohammedan conquest of India is probably the bloodiest story in history. The Islamic historians and scholars have recorded with great glee and pride the slaughters of Hindus, forced conversions, abduction of Hindu women and children to slave markets and the destruction of temples carried out by the warriors of Islam during 800 AD to 1700 AD. Millions of Hindus were converted to Islam by sword during this period.”

Francois Gautier in his book ‘Rewriting Indian History’ (1996) wrote:

“The massacres perpetuated by Muslims in India are unparalleled in history, bigger than the Holocaust of the Jews by the Nazis; or the massacre of the Armenians by the Turks; more extensive even than the slaughter of the South American native populations by the invading Spanish and Portuguese.”

Islamic India: The biggest holocaust in World History

Alain Danielou in his book, Histoire de l’ Inde writes:

“From the time Muslims started arriving, around 632 AD, the history of India becomes a long, monotonous series of murders, massacres, spoliations, and destructions. It is, as usual, in the name of ‘a holy war’ of their faith, of their sole God, that the barbarians have destroyed civilizations, wiped out entire races.”

Irfan Husain in his article “Demons from the Past” observes:

“While historical events should be judged in the context of their times, it cannot be denied that even in that bloody period of history, no mercy was shown to the Hindus unfortunate enough to be in the path of either the Arab conquerors of Sindh and south Punjab, or the Central Asians who swept in from Afghanistan…The Muslim heroes who figure larger than life in our history books committed some dreadful crimes. Mahmud of Ghazni, Qutb-ud-Din Aibak, Balban, Mohammed bin Qasim, and Sultan Mohammad Tughlak, all have blood-stained hands that the passage of years has not cleansed..Seen through Hindu eyes, the Muslim invasion of their homeland was an unmitigated disaster.

“Their temples were razed, their idols smashed, their women raped, their men killed or taken slaves. When Mahmud of Ghazni entered Somnath on one of his annual raids, he slaughtered all 50,000 inhabitants. Aibak killed and enslaved hundreds of thousands. The list of horrors is long and painful. These conquerors justified their deeds by claiming it was their religious duty to smite non-believers. Cloaking themselves in the banner of Islam, they claimed they were fighting for their faith when, in reality, they were indulging in straightforward slaughter and pillage…”

A sample of contemporary eyewitness accounts of the invaders and rulers, during the Indian conquests

The Afghan ruler Mahmud al-Ghazni invaded India no less than seventeen times between 1001 – 1026 AD. The book ‘Tarikh-i-Yamini’ – written by his secretary documents several episodes of his bloody military campaigns : “The blood of the infidels flowed so copiously [at the Indian city of Thanesar] that the stream was discoloured, notwithstanding its purity, and people were unable to drink it…the infidels deserted the fort and tried to cross the foaming river…but many of them were slain, taken or drowned… Nearly fifty thousand men were killed.”

In the contemporary record – ‘ Taj-ul-Ma’asir’ by Hassn Nizam-i-Naishapuri, it is stated that when Qutb-ul- Din Aibak (of Turko – Afghan origin and the First Sultan of Delhi 1194-1210 AD) conquered Meerat, he demolished all the Hindu temples of the city and erected mosques on their sites. In the city of Aligarh, he converted Hindu inhabitants to Islam by the sword and beheaded all those who adhered to their own religion.

18th century Sikh scholar Bhai Mani Singh being executed by dismemberment
18th century Sikh scholar Bhai Mani Singh being executed by dismemberment

The Persian historian Wassaf writes in his book ‘Tazjiyat-ul-Amsar wa Tajriyat ul Asar’ that when the Alaul-Din Khilji (An Afghan of Turkish origin and second ruler of the Khilji Dynasty in India 1295-1316 AD) captured the city of Kambayat at the head of the gulf of Cambay, he killed the adult male Hindu inhabitants for the glory of Islam, set flowing rivers of blood, sent the women of the country with all their gold, silver, and jewels, to his own home, and made about twentv thousand Hindu maidens his private slaves.

This ruler once asked his spiritual advisor (or ‘Qazi’) as to what was the Islamic law prescribed for the Hindus. The Qazi replied:

Hindus are like the mud; if silver is demanded from them, they must with the greatest humility offer gold. If a Mohammadan desires to spit into a Hindu’s mouth, the Hindu should open it wide for the purpose. God created the Hindus to be slaves of the Mohammadans. The Prophet hath ordained that, if the Hindus do not accept Islam, they should be imprisoned, tortured, finally put to death, and their property confiscated.”

Sacrifice of Bhai Mati Das for the Sikh faith, being brutually killed by the Mughals, this image is from a Sikh History museu
Sacrifice of Bhai Mati Das for the Sikh faith, being brutually killed by the Mughals, this image is from a Sikh History museum

Timur was a Turkic conqueror and founder of the Timurid Dynasty. Timur’s Indian campaign (1398 – 1399 AD) was recorded in his memoirs, collectively known as ‘Tuzk-i-Timuri.’ In them, he vividly described probably the greatest gruesome act in the entire history of the world – where 100,000 Hindu prisoners of war in his camp were executed in a very short space of time. Timur after taking advice from his entourage says in his memoirs :

they said that on the great day of battle these 100,000 prisoners could not be left with the baggage, and that it would be entirely opposed to the rules of war to set these idolaters and foes of Islam at liberty.

“In fact, no other course remained but that of making them all food for the sword

Timur thereupon resolved to put them to death. He proclaimed :

throughout the camp that every man who has infidel prisoners was to put them to death, and whoever neglected to do so should himself be executed and his property given to the informer. When this order became known to the ghazis of Islam, they drew their swords and put their prisoners to death. 100,000 infidels, impious idolaters, were on that day slain. Maulana Nasir-ud-din Umar, a counselor and a man of learning, who, in all his life had never killed a sparrow, now, in execution of my order, slew with his sword fifteen idolatrous Hindus, who were his captives“.

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A_prachya
A_prachya
6 years ago

Sad to know the gory history, to know the ordeals of our forefathers! This is the worst genocide of the history of mankind. Mankind has not fallen from folly, of such dastardly attacks, but had risen time and again with the indomitable spirit of human spirit achievements. Now the entire world, including fundamentalists, is reaping the benefits of technology and comforts. So is the case of Hindu philosophy, which has the following of most people who believe in 'Live & Let live' while achieving higher goals of human spirit…slowly & steadily, are tormenting the fundamentalists (satan). No fear, for me,… Read more »

A Singh
A Singh
6 years ago
Reply to  A_prachya

Muslims are killing Muslims world over.

Shaikh Abdul Alim
Shaikh Abdul Alim
6 years ago

Another plot to defame Indian Muslim and a well devised story to increase Hindu Muslim tensions in India and thus destabilize indian peace and prosperity.

Rohit
Rohit
6 years ago

Oh really??? LOL… its history and you can't deny it. Muslim destyoed India and they r stilll doing samething.

Do u know anything about recent Malda violence? Muslim burnt cars, police station in west bengal and NO NEWS IN TV CHANNELS. This is what happen everytime. No news against muslim

Jai Hind
Jai Hind
6 years ago

History is mute witness of barbarity of moghuls on kafirs, genocide of Hindus by moghuls is unparalleled in world history. Lessons learnt from history must
not be ignored.

Akshat Seth
Akshat Seth
6 years ago

I have a few questions to ask of the intelligent and creative people who compiled these evidences. Elst is also known to be a Christian fundamentalist- many in the Hindu right think that the Vatican has been sponsoring conversions. Elst meanwhile purports to show the Hindu-Christian relations as peaceful with Islam as a common enemy.Mr. Elst hence in the face of mounting evidence of Hindutva hatred of Christianity tries to falsify facts and construct a common enemy. Why should his pseudo-history be believed? Moreover, he compares the holocaust lasting at most 12 years and causing enormous loss of life, to… Read more »

Desi Munda
Desi Munda
6 years ago
Reply to  Akshat Seth

You have some points but we can't deny the fact that its our History. Hindu Kings fought each other and thats why Muslim easily conquered India. Same tactics was later used by British. Our Temple were destoyed and converted to mosque, People were killed and forced to convert to islam. However there were many people (Shudra Caste) who converted to Islam because they were treated as slave by Brahmins and Upper Classes. Hindu are not 80% of India, don't forget that Pakistan, Bangladesh and some parts of Afghanistan were also part of India. and now these countires are 99% Muslim.… Read more »

Rani
6 years ago
Reply to  Akshat Seth

So the tortures in Sikh museum is their figment of imagination

Yaddy
Yaddy
6 years ago

Basically ISIS has always existed

Tirupathi
Tirupathi
6 years ago

It is a history written by Muslim historians only, no denial. Hats off to Sikh ancestors and and Maratha fighters. These Muslim barbarians existed right from 6 or 7th century..They create problems and claim they are peaceful:-). Muslims need to reform themselves in this modern society, there is no other option.

armin arnim
6 years ago

Well India had a Hindu population so obviously an invading Muslim army would be killing Hindus. 30k Hindus killed, that may have been the army. Armies are usually killed in such instances, historically speaking. Sad thing yea…but…Such massacres happened a lot in history. Romans did it, Persians did it. (Europeans did it in the Americas. It was not done primarily because they were not of the same faith. It was for ambitions, love of conquest, riches, gold and then later civilizing them by forcing Christianity on them. All conquests are.). Saying it was because it was because they were Hindu… Read more »

Desi Munda
Desi Munda
6 years ago
Reply to  armin arnim

Another Chutiya Spotted… Sorry for my words but you don't have any knowledge of what is happening in India right now….. Entire cities were burnt and all inhabitants were killed. they were no army… I am from Sultanpur Lodhi, Punjab. This city was burnt 3 TIMES, by muslim invaders and all civilians were killed. There are still archaeology & written proof of it. So you don't give a fuck to what happened 100 years back… but what about that is happening right now in India? What about Kashmiri pandits (milliones were forced to leave their home in their own country).… Read more »

Sandeep
Sandeep
6 years ago
Reply to  Desi Munda

Good one Desi Munde…..where in Sultanpur are u from……?

Misc
Misc
6 years ago

Does the truth depend on Media? Should we trust to media which spread the news that creates dispute and birth the communal violence. I have a question like, I am not saying the Islamic India was good. But if they have really killed this number of Hindus, we have 80% population of this community in India. Muslims are just 20% inspite of people saying muslims are not following family member restrictions.

desi munda
desi munda
6 years ago
Reply to  Misc

Please add 16 Crore Muslims of Bangladesh and 20 crore of Pakistan. Because these 2 countries were parts of India. Pkaistan 20 crore, Bangladesh 16 crore and India almost over 20 crore. 20+20+16 = 56 Crore. And You know whats the population of all Arab Countries put together????? 30 Crore. I hope you understand the situation here….

Misc
Misc
6 years ago
Reply to  desi munda

I agree with you. But as I believe, the Islamic India was for more than 500 years.If they have really killed the number that is mentioned, if they have really broken the temples that we aware via media then in 500 years they have destroyed everything…If all of them are cruel then 500 years is enough for that… But still in India we have lots of temples which are proud that we have thousands of year old temples in our country. If we consider 56Cr Muslim then we have around 90Cr Hindu community which is much much still higher. I… Read more »

xbrain
xbrain
6 years ago

It’s Islam faith which allows for killing of non Muslims..
Even now the only religion that kills innocents are Muslims
Barbaric and Islam actually allows such killings
Shameful but true…look at all over the world now..terrorists allow Muslims to walk away but kill non Muslims
God is great Muslims say..doubt their rhetoric as his is merciful..

MrBysiorek
MrBysiorek
6 years ago

But how can that be true ? Islam its religion of peace ?

Venkata Raghava
Venkata Raghava
6 years ago

The inability to unite in distress has reduced us, Hindus from being the most advanced and prosperous civilization to being the most brutalised.
What is worrisome though is the fact that most of us, Hindus, are still very uncomfortable with the idea of Hindu Unification. It is as if possessed by a death wish we don’t want to learn from History. Those refusing to learn from history are destined to repeat it. God forbid.

Ad Vigilance
Ad Vigilance
5 years ago

What happened in Kashmir were these type of tortures to Hindu men and women..but no Indian Muslim protested it , criticized it .We hold every Indian Muslim accountable to the inhuman tortures done on Kashmiri Hindus…we will not excuse any Muslim for that …we will execute them for their sins…

Santosh
Santosh
5 years ago

There is fundamental error in Islam : Allah is only God, non believers are sinners. It has to evolve with times.

Mayapur Voice
5 years ago

Good article. Makes sense.