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Thursday, November 05, 2009 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Lou Fenech, UNI professor of history, (319) 273-2268, Lou.Fenech@uni.edu
Vicki Grimes, University Marketing and Public Relations, (319) 273-6728, Vicki.Grimes@uni.edu
Nov. 11 history lecture to focus on letter condemning 18th century emperor CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- Lou Fenech, University of Northern Iowa professor of history, will present "The Epistle of Victory: A Persian Letter to the Mughal King AtB" at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 11, in Seerley Hall, Room 115.
The lecture will focus on the histography of an 18th century letter written from the 10th Sikh Guru to the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb. In the letter, the Guru details the emperor's misdeeds and condemns the acts of his followers after the emperor had promised the Guru and his followers a safe evacuation from the city of Anandpur, which was under siege by the imperial forces. Despite the promise, the Guru and his followers were still attacked by the soldiers.
The 10th Sikh Guru, also known as Guru Gobind Singh, was an important factor in the molding of the present day Sikh religion, which is the fifth-largest organized religion in the world. The Sikh religion preaches a message of devotion and remembrance of God at all times, truthful living and equality of mankind, and it denounces superstitions and blind rituals. The emperor Aurangzeb was ruler of the Mughal Empire from 1658 to 1707. He is considered to be the most powerful king that ever ruled the subcontinent of India. At the height of its power around 1700, the Mughal Empire controlled most of present-day India.
The lecture is presented by the UNI Department of History and Phi Alpha Theta history honorary and is free and open to the public.
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