Editing Dhimmi (section)

===Hindus and Buddhists===
By the 10th century, the [[Turkic peoples|Turks]] of [[Central Asia]] had invaded the [[Indic plains]], and spread Islam in Northwestern parts of India.<ref>Hodgson, ''The Venture of Islam Vol 2'', 1961, p. 275.</ref> At the end of the 12th century, the Muslims advanced quickly into the [[Indo-Gangetic Plain|Ganges Plain]].<ref>Hodgson, ''The Venture of Islam Vol 2'', 1961, p. 276.</ref> In one decade, a Muslim army led by Turkic slaves consolidated resistance around [[Lahore]] and brought northern India, as far as [[Bengal]], under Muslim rule.<ref>Hodgson, ''The Venture of Islam Vol 2'', 1961, p. 278.</ref> From these Turkic slaves would come sultans, including the founder of the [[Delhi Sultanate|sultanate of Delhi]]. By the 15th century, major parts of Northern India was ruled by Muslim rulers, mostly descended from invaders. In the 16th century, India came under the influence of the [[Mughal Empire|Mughals]]. [[Babur]], the first ruler of the Mughal empire, established a foothold in the north which paved the way for further expansion by his successors.<ref>MHodgson, ''The Venture of Islam Vol 3'', 1961, pp. 24–25.</ref> Although the Mughal emperor [[Akbar]] has been described as a universalist, most Mughal emperors were oppressive of native Hindu, Buddhist and later Sikh populations.<ref>Hodgson, ''The Venture of Islam Vol 3'', 1961, pp. 65–67.</ref> [[Aurangzeb]] specifically was inclined towards a highly fundamentalist approach.<ref>Hodgson, ''The Venture of Islam Vol 3'', 1961, p. 60.</ref>