Islam in India and Southeast Asia

Islam in IndiaChallenge to

HinduismPolitical Divisions

and first wave of Muslim invasions

Indian Influences on Islam

Second wave of Muslim invasions

Delhi Sultanate (1211-1526)1211 Muslim general

who conquers India declares self separate Sultanate

1236 control almost entire subcontinent

Power based on military organization

Public works and social welfare secondary

• Ushered in a period of cultural renaissance.

Islam in IndiaPatterns of

ConversionPatterns of

AccommodationIslamic Challenge

and Hindu RevivalEnd of the Sultanate

Mira Bai, one of the Hindu song writers of the bhaktic movement

Spread of Islam to SE AsiaTrading Contacts

and ConversionSufi Mystics and the

Nature of SE Asian Islam