WI - Impact of Failed Muslim Invasions of India

Totally and utterly different. Every North Indian language has been extremely affected by Persian - Hindustani, for instance, was originally a creole between Persian and the language of Delhi that spread across North India to act as something of a lingua franca in North India, as well as the Deccan Plateau, and became a prestigious language as a result.
Is there any reason to assume Persian language would have been less influential in an India invaded by Central Asians who hadn't converted to Islam?
 
Is there any reason to assume Persian language would have been less influential in an India invaded by Central Asians who hadn't converted to Islam?

Those Central Asians wouldn't have been speaking Persian without Islam, unless those Central Asians go through Persia (which they don't have to; they could just go through Afghanistan and the Kashmir Valley).
 
So, Rajputs were conquering and moving towards Central Asia? That's ironic, considering how they originally came from Central Asians according to the leading theory.

Well... some of them did. The Gahlot clans did. But lots like the Chandels and Parmars are actually Bhil tribals that's rose to prominence. Others like the Sisodias are actually suspected to have been a Dalit community raised in status. Hell the Solankis were actually an exiled Keralite dynasty that gained power in the Gujarat.

The problem with the Agnikula theory that I believe you are referencing is that it's mostly been debunked due to genetic testing and the wording used in it. It's more of a justification that the British used to solidify their own rule on the Indian sub-continent.

The thing about the Rajputs was that they weren't a unitary ethnic group Igor part of the same linguistic family. They were a reaction to the fall of the Gupta Empire and a distant social class that had formed from repeated invasions into northern India and thus had started a breakdown of the social barriers in the area. That's why Bhakti caught on so quickly in Rajasthan and the Punjab.
 
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Talas is overrated, and I suspect the An Lushan rebellion would have put an end to any expansion into Central Asia anyways.

In terms of Chinese influence in Central Asia there is also the ATL Western Liao / Qara-Khitai Khanate to consider, given they were notable in OTL for being perhaps the most Sinicized of the Turkic Khanates, going so far as to utilize the Chinese calendar, a Chinese-inspired writing system, Chinese royal titles, and Chinese-style coins.

Whether they expand further south towards India compared to OTL is another matter though.
 
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