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5. Much of northern India comes under Muslim control Seizure of much of northern India by the Muslim king Muhammad of Ghor in the late 1100's led to the establishment in 1206 of a sultanate, or Muslim kingdom, in the city of Delhi. Since that time, Muslim influence has increased across northern India. Many Hindu and Buddhist kings in India have lost territory to the sultanate, and they fear the spread of Islam and the loss of more territory.
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