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Islam was spread in Indian subcontinent by means of Turks. The coming of Turks to Anatolia is in the same dated with the coming of Turks to India. Therefore Indian also is Turk as well as Anatolia until the end of Babers from the point of the empires. The permanent Muslim states in Indian subcontinent are The Ghaznavids and The Delhi Sultans and The Babers. The Turks have had an important and dominant role in revealing the Indian Islamic culture and civilization and also in Islamizing India. All Islamic scholars and their works in this region have been by means of Turkish dynasties. The most appealing case to the traveler to India is Turkish architecture. The appearance of Urdu language and the existence of Pakistan and Afghanistan and Bangladesh states in today's world are indication of prevalence of Turks in this region. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The expeditions of Mahmud of Ghaznavid, his successors and predecessor to India are a tradition of medieval Islamic states. This tradition is named "conquest', "jihad" (holy war), "i'lâyı kalimatullah". On the other hand, these kinds of activities aren't only peculiar to Muslims, but also to all medieval states. The Ghaznavids and specially Prince Mahmud are known with the expeditions to India. These expeditions attack not only Hindus but also Muslim governor and local Muslim princes. This military expedition both has placed Islam in India and has assured new homelands for the Turkish. We have seen this result in other Muslim- Indian dynasties later. The main reason of this case is also military, political, religious and cultural activities of Ghaznavids whose results have been seen later. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]