Emancipation of mind and soul precedes political expansion of peoples

Evidence

The same is true of the Muslim empire. Before the Arabs became a political power, they had undergone a thorough religious revolution started by the Prophet Muhammad. Even Indian history supports the same conclusion. The political revolution led by Chandragupta was preceded by the religious and social revolution of Buddha. The political revolution led by Shivaji was preceded by the religious and social reform brought about by the saints of Maharashtra. The political revolution of the Sikhs was preceded by the religious and social revolution led by Guru Nanak. It is unnecessary to add more illustrations. These will suffice to show that the emancipation of the mind and the soul is a necessary preliminary for the political expansion of the people. — Ambedkar, B R, Annihilation of Caste_ The Annotated…, 844

Categorization

• XREF: This is the core of Ambedkar’s argument that caste annihilation (a social-religious reform) must precede political emancipation — directly serving the reader’s stated purpose of how caste annihilation was conceived and scaled.