King who dug Akbar's Grave and burnt the bones to ashes

King who dug Akbar's Grave and burnt the bones to ashes

It was Raja Ram of Sinsini who dug the Grave of Akbar and burnt his bones to ashes as and result of revolt against the Cruel Mughal ruler Aurangzeb.

Raja Ram (reign 1670–1688) was the first Jat leader, who organised a rebellion against Aurangzeb. He was the chieftain of Sinsini. Before Rajaram the Jats were organised by different village heads dotted around Agra, Mathura and the Jamuna river. To avenge the death of Gokula, Rajaram destroyed Akbar's tomb and dragged Akbar's bones and burned them with the help of Jat Zamindars of Braj.

First Attempt

According to Aziz Ahmad, the Jats desecrated Akbar's tomb in revenge .He described this episode as ironic and claimed that Akbar had worked more than anybody else on the subcontinent to bring Hindus and Muslims together in peace and elevate them to be on an equal footing with Muslims.Despite the fact that the mughal army had destroyed Hindu temples and cities, many Hindu countries were opposed to the invasion.

In 1685, Rajaram made his first effort to desecrate Akbar's mausoleum as retaliation. Ten kilometres from Sikandra (an Agra suburb), his Jat troop was met by the local Mughal faujdar Mir Abul Fazl. Fazl thwarted their plan, but the attack left him with serious injuries. Both sides suffered significant losses. As a result, Fazl's mansab was increased by 200 sawars by Aurangzeb, who also gave him the title of Iltifat Khan.

Succesfull Attempt

In 1688, Rajaram vandalised and pillaged Akbar's mausoleum. Rajaram benefited from Shaista Khan's new faujdar, Agra's Shaista Khan, arriving later than expected. The naib Muhammad Baqa, who was in charge at Agra, did not challenge Rajaram during this episode and stayed silent. Rajaram stole diamonds, silver, and gold from the grave. He destroyed the things he couldn't carry and wrecked the mausoleum. According to Niccolao Manucci, the Jats also set fire to Akbar's corpse. The Taj Mahal's maintenance villages were pillaged and burned down. The Jats pillaged the Khurja pargana and captured Mughal officials at Palwal.

Reason

There were numerous reasons, not just one. The primary causes were the Hindus' insults, the destruction of their temples, the breaking of their idols, and the widespread practise of religion conversion under Aurangzeb.

However, at the same time, a woman from a hindu community was the victim of unsavoury behaviour by Mughal officials.