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The Delhi Sultanate

The Delhi Sultanate. Unit 2: The Post-Classical Age, 600-1450 Part II – Reconstruction of Society. Islam in India. 1. Introduction of Islam to India 2. Sultanate of Delhi 3. Islam & Its Appeal. The Sultanate of Delhi. Introduction of Islam to India . The Sind: conquered by Arab Muslims

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The Delhi Sultanate

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  1. The Delhi Sultanate Unit 2: The Post-Classical Age, 600-1450 Part II – Reconstruction of Society

  2. Islam in India 1. Introduction of Islam to India 2. Sultanate of Delhi 3. Islam & Its Appeal

  3. The Sultanate of Delhi

  4. Introduction of Islam to India • The Sind: conquered by Arab Muslims • passed to Abbasids • Muslim merchants formed small communities in all major cities of coastal India • Turkish migrants and Islam: • Turks convert to Islam in 10th century • Some moved to Afghanistan

  5. Sultanate of Delhi (1206-1526 C.E.) • Mahmud's successors conquered north India, 1206 • Established an Islamic state known as the sultanate of Delhi • Sultans' authority did not extend far beyond the capital at Delhi • Islam began to have a place in India

  6. Islam and its appeal • Conversion to Islam slow • Some converted for improving their lower social statuses • Entire caste or sub-caste converted • By 1500, about 25 million Indian Muslims (1/4 of population) • The bhakti movement • Sought to erase distinction between Hinduism and Islam • Guru Kabir taught that Shiva, Vishnu, and Allah were one

  7. Hinduism in India 1. Hindu Kingdoms of Southern India 2. The Development of Hinduism

  8. Hindu Kingdoms of Southern India • The south: politically divided but relatively peaceful • The Chola kingdom • conquered Ceylon and parts of southeast Asia • Navy dominated from South China Sea to Arabian Sea • Not a tightly centralized state

  9. CholaKingdom

  10. The Development of Hinduism • Hinduism predominated in southern India, Islam in the north • Vishnu and Shiva • Decline of Buddhism benefited Hinduism • The growth of Vishnu and Shiva cults (and other gods associated with them) • Devotional cults: to achieve mystic union with gods as a way of salvation

  11. Influence of Indian society in Southeast Asia 1. India in Southeast Asia 2. Arrival of Islam in Southeast Asia

  12. India in Southeast Asia • Indian merchants brought their faiths to southeast Asia • Ruling elite of southeast Asia adapted some Indian political traditions • The states sponsored Hinduism and Buddhism • Showed no interest in Indian caste system

  13. Arrival of Islam in Southeast Asia • Conversion to Islam was slow and quiet • Ruling elite converted in cities while rural residents retained their traditions • Islam was not an exclusive faith in southeast Asia • Sufis appealed to a large public in these countries • Melaka was powerful Islamic state during 15th century

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