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@SIPRA @Taimur Khurram @Taimoor Khan @Bilal9 guys can we discuss this topic in a dedicated thread?A substantial minority I would say if you include Muslims of Bangladesh and Pakistan. Still much better than the whole of subcontinent getting converted if you compare to what happened to Persia, North Africa, Spain and Portugal (in the earlier stage) and other places.
Another 200 years of Muslim rule could certainly have added more converts, I'm sure. Maybe not the whole subcontinent because UP and Bihar who were under Muslim rule for more number of years are still majority Hindu whereas present day Pakistan and Bangladesh is entirely Muslim. Hard to say but certainly more, no doubt about that.
Of course, having a Muslim king is not the only reason but it's an important coefficient to the equation eg. Pakistan and Bangladesh.
Interesting. I've heard there was a lot of syncretism between the practice of Hindus and Muslims of your region even after conversions.
Agreed, there are multiple reasons for the conversions. As you mentioned, through Sufis is another factor but through conquest as well where Muslim authors themselves talk about conversion of local populace after battles, demolition of temples, etc. Another problem was that Hindus didn't allow reconverts during that time but there are certainly instances of Muslims reconverting to Hinduism. The founders of the Vijaynagar empire, Harihara Raya and Bukka Raya had converted to Islam and then reconverted to Hinduism.
I don't know too much about Jat history, I'll admit. But there are still plenty of Hindu Jats and there was a Hindu Jat dynasty, Raja Surajmal being a prominent one who had considerable influence in North India. Present day Pakistan is also very close to Afghanistan and Central Asia and hence had considerable Muslim influence since all of Central Asia and Afghanistan became Muslim.
According to the man in the video, if we go by his logic, India should have become Muslim long back. So I don't agree with him.
I had seen a video where an elderly Rajput talked how some Rajputs became Muslim but I'm not able to find it. Will share once I find.
Muslims ruling the entire SC for 800 years is inaccurate, I would say. There were plenty of Hindu principalities who were either entirely independent or they just gave nominal authority to the Sultanates/Mughals.
The usual claim is that Muslims forcefully converted majority of Hindus in India.
