Indian Muslims: Who Are They c6.s5.5
Indian Muslims: Who Are They c6.s5.5
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There were thus foreigners of all extractions in the Deccan - Arabs, Afghans, Abyssinians, Egyptians, Persians and Turks. Names of some officers like Saiyyad Husain Badakhshi, Mir Ali Sistani, Abdulla Kurd, Qara Khan Kurd, Ali Khan Sistani and Iftakhar-ul-Mulk Hamadani are indicative of their foreign extraction and predominant position.⁵¹ Besides the Bahmani kingdom, Vijayanagar also employed a large number of Muslims in its armies.