Growth of Muslim Population in Medieval India, A.D. 1000–1800 c18.2

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During the first quarter of the seventeenth century, Jahangir continued to follow Akbar's policy of *sulehkul*. Perhaps a few cases of forcible conversions might have been brought to his notice so as to prompt him to issue, in the sixth year of his reign, a royal order prohibiting the provincial governors from converting any one forcibly to Islam.¹ Jahangir also discouraged making of eunuchs in Bengal for being presented to the court² (for service in the Mughal harem and ultimately becoming Muhammadans). But he was not against peaceful encouragement to conversions.³ Some prisoners were also offered pardon if they turned Musalman.⁴