Former minister of state for foreign affairs and renowned intellectual Akram Zaki has said that Mirza Zahiruddin Babar laid foundations of Mughal dynasty in the Indian Subcontinent on religious harmony and social justice with a focus on welfare of masses.
The vision of Babar paved way for one of the most prosperous nation on earth at that time and helped Mughals rule the Subcontinent for 350 years, he said.
Speaking at a ceremony on the eve of 532nd birthday of Zahiruddin Babar, he said that religious tolerance and sectarian harmony was at its peak during the Mughal era while the non-Muslim subjects were given all the due rights. All the non-Muslims enjoyed full religious, economic, social and political freedom which helped maintain such a gigantic empire for extended duration.
Zaki said hatred and intolerance on the basis of faith was never part of their society and traditions, rather it was due to influence of foreign interference. Speaking at the occasion, Mughal Society president Baig Raj said that they had established the society in on order to introduce Mughal history and culture to the new generation. He said Babur conquered all Indian Subcontinent in just four years and ensured peace across the stretch of his rule.
He used to come out of the palace in a laborer wear out to get firsthand information about the situation on the ground and he would not observe any leniency or discrimination in dispensation of justice, said Baig Raj.
He noted that Babar was well-organised with a keen eye for natural beauty. He was brave, humble and good-humored, he observed. “His attractive personality combined a fine sense of taste and style. Although his life was occupied with warfare and physical exertion, he enjoyed the company of artists and writers.
Apart from a military genius, conqueror, kindhearted and benevolent ruler, he was also a writer, poet and lover of art,” he said, adding the next birthday of the emperor would be observed in a big way. The one of the most successful of Babur’s move was the introduction of “Gunpowder” which had never been used before in the sub-continent which brought him a well-deserved victory which changed the course of Indian history.
