Growth of Muslim Population in Medieval India, A.D. 1000–1800 c18.26
Growth of Muslim Population in Medieval India, A.D. 1000–1800 c18.26
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Under Shahjahan, therefore, active steps were taken to swell the number of Muslims. He is praised by all contemporary Persian chroniclers as a great Muslim king who was anxious to restore the prestige of Islam. But proselytization to Islam as such could not be extensive under Shahjahan. He was not a royal missionary like Sultan Firoz Tughlaq, Sikandar Butshikan, Jalaluddin of Bengal, Mahmud Beghara of Gujarat or the Emperor Aurangzeb. In spite of certain deviations, the catholic spirit of Akbar's government had not been lost under Jahangir and Shahjahan.²⁰ Dara Shikoh was Shahjahan's favourite son, and his nearness to the throne would have imparted an unorthodox colour to administration.