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[73] [77] The Christian friar Sebastiao Manrique used the term 'Hindu' in a religious context in 1649. [78] In the 18th century, European merchants and colonists began to refer to the followers of Indian religions collectively as Hindus, in contrast to Mohamedans for groups such as Turks, Mughals and Arabs, who were adherents of Islam.
There were harmonious Hindu-Muslim relations in most Indian communities. [229] No populations were expelled based on their religion by either the Muslim or Hindu kings, nor were attempts made to annihilate a specific religion. [229] In the 16th century, the Mughal Empire was established. Under the Mughals, India experienced a period of relative ...
18th; 19th; 20th; 21st; 22nd; 23rd; Pages in category "18th-century Hindu religious leaders" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total.
[note 2] Some 16–18th century Bengali Gaudiya Vaishnava texts mention Hindu and Hindu dharma to distinguish from Muslims without positively defining these terms. [44] In the 18th century, the European merchants and colonists began to refer to the followers of Indian religions collectively as Hindus.
18th-century Hindu religious leaders (19 P) P. 18th-century Hindu philosophers and theologians (5 P) Pages in category "18th-century Hindus" The following 2 pages are ...
The following list enumerates Hindu monarchies in chronological order of establishment dates. These monarchies were widespread in South Asia since about 1500 BC, [1] went into slow decline in the medieval times, with most gone by the end of the 17th century, although the last one, the Kingdom of Nepal, dissolved only in the 2008.
Historian Irfan Habib wrote that in the 14th century, the word "Hindu" (people of "Al-Hind", "Hind" being "India") included "both Hindus and Muslims" in religious connotations. [106] When Timur entered Delhi after defeating Mahmud Toghloq's forces, he granted an amnesty in return for protection money (mâl-e amâni).
According to Sundararajan, Hinduism is also known as the Vedic religion. [50] Other authors state that the Vedas contain "the fundamental truths about Hindu Dharma" [note 8] which is called "the modern version of the ancient Vedic Dharma" [52] The Arya Samaj is recognize the Vedic religion as true Hinduism. [53]