Mughal Administration c11.50

c11.50

No doubt, prisoners of war were often converted to Islam against their wishes; and sometimes a person condemned to death or lifelong imprisonment could gain his life or liberty, or a claimant might secure the right to an estate in case of disputed succession, by embracing Islam at the instance of the Emperor. But all these conversions were decreed by the sovereign and no lesser person could undertake them. He alone was the commander of the faithful or the supreme executive officer and agent of Islam in the land.