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Il3rCw
No.897
Is it true that buddhist kingdoms and clergy worked with islamic forces for various reasons? What were those reasons, what is the extent of such collaboration? Was it driven by religion or just politics.
FTZl+r
No.909
>>897(OP)
Sometimes, not always
76hjhv
No.924
>>897(OP)
Yes, they did, sometimes. In a nutshell.
FTZl+r
No.926
>>897(OP)
Hi there , I am finally on weekend so let's answer this question. I would assume most of what you ask is related to Sindh, so let's focus on that first.
For context you need to understand that muslims and buddhists weren't pure allies nor pure enemies. Read the two snippets from below.
FTZl+r
No.927
>>926
>Note that in Sindh, the buddhists were generally financers and bankers meanwhile the hindus were soldiers , farmers and creators of Industry. As seen among many places bankers are often the first to switch sides during conflict.
>Also notice that Buddhists had a lot of political and financial power due to their viharas being hubs of merchantry and usury.
FTZl+r
No.928
>>927
The Buddhists also had been active in arab regions as philosophers.
>Also notice abt the muslim arab who Dahir sheltered.
FTZl+r
No.929
>>926
After Dyabul was conquered the Buddhist governor of a city apparently surrendered without fight. Not just in Sindh, during the failed march of Arabs to Gujrat and Rajasthan, the non Hindu communities and some quasi hindus like Jaats were apparently not interested in fighting the racial enemy. (Note Jaats are a mixed case, in Sindh they fought for Dahir, and some Jaats joined the Arabs)
FTZl+r
No.930
>>929
Remember the muslim arab Dahir gave help, apparently he learned the blood and religion ties at the last moment and refused to help Dahir.
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No.931
>>930
Generally the Arabs left alone the Artisans ,farmers for natural reasons and the bankers. Thus the Jaats and Buddhists had incentive to not fight the Arabs. I'm not sure why the buddhists were so friendly to the Arabs but it had been observed that when the bactrians attacked after Samprati Maurya's death the Buddhists apparently made overtures to the Bactrian invader to conquer Magadha.
FTZl+r
No.932
>>931
The Hindus also apparently never forgot their ancestral trait of Veer Bhogya Vasundhara, and bravely resisted the Arabs attempts to force down their religion. The Buddhists, not so much.
Ironically the Buddhists were completely wiped out from Sindh, while Hindus still exist in Sindh.
FTZl+r
No.933
>>932
This was only in regards to Sindh, I will next try to find it I can any sources on Hindu Shahis, Kashmir, Bengal, and Western Punjab.
For reference it's KTS Sarao and a paper by David Scott titled, Buddhism and Islam.
