Hinduism and Islam to Sikhism strikes me as the best bet.
Really? How would this happen? Do the Sikhs have enough territory?
If the British do not conquer it, India would become a majority Muslim country by the XXth century.What is the biggest conversion in India possible in the last few centuries? Either from Hinduism to Islam, Islam to Hinduism, or Sikhism to one of the big two. How would you get there?
And your support for that is ?If the British do not conquer it, India would become a majority Muslim country by the XXth century.
Percentage of Muslims had been increasing steadily since the 10th century. With rural exodus to the cities, as happened in every country during the XIXth/XXth century, this trend could only increase. What kept Hindusim alive were the large rural populations and their relative isolation. In cities, upwardly mobile people were becoming Muslims within a few generations. The Nizam's state is a perfect example. The bulk of the Andhra population was Hindu but Hyderabad was an overwhelmingly Muslim city.And your support for that is ?
All tru, but the magnitude of change is what I wanted support for. Britain did not have an all pervasive social influence, which is why I asked for how could they have stopped it ?Percentage of Muslims had been increasing steadily since the 10th century. With rural exodus to the cities, as happened in every country during the XIXth/XXth century, this trend could only increase. What kept Hindusim alive were the large rural populations and their relative isolation. In cities, upwardly mobile people were becoming Muslims within a few generations. The Nizam's state is a perfect example. The bulk of the Andhra population was Hindu but Hyderabad was an overwhelmingly Muslim city.
After the mutiny of 1857, the British became strongly anti-Muslim. Even before that, the divide and rule policy meant that Hinduism was protected and social identities were increasingly frozen in place. Even more importantly, conversion to Islam was no longer the path to social advancement. And the defeat of so many Muslim rulers also deeply eroded the prestige of Islam.All tru, but the magnitude of change is what I wanted support for. Britain did not have an all pervasive social influence, which is why I asked for how could they have stopped it ?
That was attempted. It didn't work and triggered the decline of the Mughal Empire with little to show for it.Maybe have a Mughal sultan who is a religious zealot successfully defeat the Sikhs and order a mass conversion?
That was attempted. It didn't work and triggered the decline of the Mughal Empire with little to show for it.
No. The Mughal decline was caused by the southern expansion draining the treasuries and causing Alamgir to neglect the north, not by zealotry. Quite frankly, I find that Alamgir's zealotry is often exaggerated with absurd claims that he banned music and some other shit.
I think he may be talking about Aurangzeb.
Regardless he did try to push a religious line on the other faiths of the Empire and didn't pull it off and did damage by it.No. The Mughal decline was caused by the southern expansion draining the treasuries and causing Alamgir to neglect the north, not by zealotry. Quite frankly, I find that Alamgir's zealotry is often exaggerated with absurd claims that he banned music and some other shit.
Even more importantly, conversion to Islam was no longer the path to social advancement.