[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [Indian Muslims: Who Are They](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.lal-1990) › c7.2 # Indian Muslims: Who Are They c7.2 Indian Muslims: Who Are They c7.2 - **Language:** English ### [c7.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.lal-1990.c7.2) About the percentage of Muslims in the total population no precise information can be obtained from the contemporary records. Baburs statement that most of the inhabitants were Hindus, conveys only a general impression. Two facts are, however, certain. First, it is widely recognised that the majority of Muslims were converts from Hinduism. Secondly, the largest number of conversions took place under the Turks and Afghans who ruled between C. 1300 and 1556. - [Previous: c7.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.lal-1990.c7.1) - [Next: c7.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.lal-1990.c7.3) - [Up: c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.lal-1990.c7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.lal-1990.c7.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.lal-1990.c7.2) · Pramāṇa