III. 1. The development of Muslim authority within India grew out of the demise of the Abbasid Caliphate in Persia. Eastward expansion under the Ghaznavids and the subsequent acquisition of territories in Northern India helped provide a stepping-stone for further insurgencies into the prosperous region of the Deccan and southern India. By way of introducing the Shari Law and many other Turkish administrative customs, the Muslim elite were able to consolidate their foothold in the various …showed first 75 words of 938 total…

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