--- title: "How do historians differ on Mughal religious policies?" description: "How do historians differ on Mughal religious policies?" author: "Ashutosh Patel" published: 2025-09-18 updated: 2025-09-21 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/115769/how-do-historians-differ-on-mughal-religious-policies category: "indian culture" tags: ["indian history", "indian culture"] reading_time: 1 minute --- # How do historians differ on Mughal religious policies? ## Answers ### Answer by Himanshi Gupta Some historians say [Mughal kings](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/101669/who-were-the-rulers-of-the-mughal-empire-in-india) was very kind to other [religion](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/questions/religion/all). They tell Akbar was very good king, he allow Hindus and Muslims both to pray, he not force anyone to change. He also start one new thing called Din-i-Ilahi, mixing ideas from many religion. They think Mughals made [India](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/336618/top-10-electric-bicycles-in-india-in-2024-to-improve-your-health) more united. But other [historians](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/83627/how-history-is-connected-to-us-and-what-is-its-aim-concept) do not agree. They say [Jahangir and Aurangzeb](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/87385/the-dark-legacy-of-aurangzeb-a-tale-of-brutality-and-betrayal) was not so kind. Aurangzeb break many temples and also force some [rules](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/43901/blackjack-rules) on Hindus. He make jizya tax again, which Hindus has to pay. So some [people](https://www.mindstick.com/news/2295/more-people-need-to-monitor-this-crucial-metric-for-heart-health) think Mughal was not fair, they only like Islam more. Some [books](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12965/7-books-students-should-read-in-2018) write that Mughal was practical, not fully kind or fully cruel. They just do what help them to [rule](https://www.mindstick.com/interview/1931/what-is-the-difference-between-a-check-constraint-and-a-rule) big empire. If they need help from Hindus, they become friendly. If they feel danger, they become strict. So historians keep fighting on this topic. Some call Mughals tolerant, some call them intolerant. Truth is maybe in middle, because some kings like Akbar was open, but some like Aurangzeb was strict. That why [history](https://www.mindstick.com/news/2422/in-testing-on-windows-the-whatsapp-desktop-call-history-tab-was-discovered) have many opinions.\ --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/115769/how-do-historians-differ-on-mughal-religious-policies Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.