Ep 172: The Many Cities of Delhi
The Seen and the Unseen - hosted by Amit Varma
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The Symbolism of Reuse
The use of religion by mediaeval rulers was always very effective. You dismantle the or you destroy a temple and you build a mosque, you've told the population, or your new subjects, that okeve are the kings here. It's our rule that is going to be perpetuated,. So that is the first thing. The second thing is that when the ruler in the momadroris army comes here, and when kutboti nebe starts ruling, they want to build a mosque in a hurry. Where do they get everything from? So then you have the reuse. So you immediately reuse what you have destroyed. And you deface it, and you plas.
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