Twilight of the Sultanate c17.s10.7

c17.s10.7

Moreover, even after two centuries of governance the Muslim ruling class was nothing more than a handful as against the vast Hindu majority. A minority is generally united and aggressive for sheer survival if for nothing else. And when it belongs to the ruling class, it is not prepared for any compromise. Thus whether of foreign extraction or of Indian, the Muslims looked down upon the "infidel" Hindus.