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  2. Muslim period in the Indian subcontinent - Wikipedia

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    The perfunctory rule by the Ghaznavids in Punjab was followed by Ghurids, and Sultan Muhammad of Ghor (r. 1173–1206) is generally credited with laying the foundation of Muslim rule in Northern India. From the late 12th century onwards, Muslim empires dominated the subcontinent, most notably the Delhi Sultanate and Mughal Empire. [3]

  3. Muslim conquests in the Indian subcontinent - Wikipedia

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    Muslim rule saw a greater urbanisation of India and the rise of many cities and their urban cultures. The biggest impact was upon trade resulting from a common commercial and legal system extending from Morocco to Indonesia.

  4. Islam in India - Wikipedia

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    Islam is India's second-largest religion, with 14.2% of the country's population, or approximately 172.2 million people, identifying as adherents of Islam in a 2011 census. [7] India also has the third-largest number of Muslims in the world. [8] [9] The majority of India's Muslims are Sunni, with Shia making up around 15% of the Muslim ...

  5. Kampana's invasion of Madurai - Wikipedia

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    Kampana’s campaigns reached their peak with his invasion of Madurai, where he decisively defeated the Sultan, bringing an end to nearly fifty years of Muslim rule in the region. [7] This campaign not only extended Vijayanagara 's influence over southern India but also brought stability, restored religious practices, and revitalized cultural ...

  6. Opposition to the Partition of India - Wikipedia

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    Mashriqi thought that "Muslim majority areas were already under Muslim rule, so if any Muslims wanted to move to these areas, they were free to do so without having to divide the country." [14] To him, separatist leaders "were power hungry and misleading Muslims in order to bolster their own power by serving the British agenda."

  7. Muslim nationalism in South Asia - Wikipedia

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    From a historical perspective, Professor Ishtiaq Ahmed of the University of Stockholm and Professor Shamsul Islam of the University of Delhi classified the Muslims of Colonial India into two categories during the era of the Indian independence movement: nationalist Muslims (individuals who opposed the partition of India) and Muslim nationalists (individuals who desired to create a separate ...

  8. India's new citizenship law that excludes Muslims has them ...

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    The rules for the law were announced Monday. It establishes a religious test for migrants from every major South Asian faith other than Islam. ... India is home to 200 million Muslims who make up ...

  9. Two-nation theory - Wikipedia

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    Map showing the Muslim population based on percentage in India, 1909. The two-nation theory was an ideology of religious nationalism that advocated Muslim Indian nationhood, with separate homelands for Indian Muslims and Indian Hindus within a decolonised British India, which ultimately led to the partition of India in 1947. [1]