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  Were the Suri Muslims Who Fought with Maharana Pratap “Jihadis” or “Terrorists”? هل كان المسلمون السُّوريون الذين قاتلوا مع مهارانا براتاب “جهاديين” أو “إرهابيين”؟ History, Memory, and the Danger of Modern Labels التاريخ، الذاكرة، وخطورة إسقاط المصطلحات الحديثة على الماضي Introduction | المقدمة English: History does not exist only in textbooks. Often, it survives through family memory—stories of migration, loss, and survival passed down through generations. Your family history speaks of Bechan Suri, whose ancestors crossed the river Ganga by floating on bundles of paddy plants, simply to stay alive. The exact reason for this migration has faded with time—whether famine, political violence, or local conflict—but one fact remains clear: 👉 This was displacement, not invasion. Linked to this memory is a major historical figure: Hakim Khan Suri, a Muslim commander who fought alongside Maharana Pratap against Akbar’s Mughal army in the Battle of Haldighati (1576). In today...