The Renaissance slowly enabled people to think of themselves as individuals, to have confidence in their capabilities, and to look forward to the fame their achievements might bring. The eyes of the Europeans were opened through the Crusades.
They wouldn't really gain anything from killing, as a matter of fact it would be counter productive since people would gather against them because of it. They want total control over people and they want to break people physically and spiritually. Through torture they would eventually get the person to break and this would be good because they wouldn't be against the state anymore.
John Quincy Adams, hope this helps
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a Muslim dynasty who ruled over a majority Hindu population
