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What religion was the ruling class of the Mughal Empire?
A
Hindu
B
Buddhism
C
Christianity
D
Islam
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Mughals were Muslims who ruled a country with a large Hindu majority. However for much of their empire they allowed Hindus to reach senior government or military positions.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Mughal Empire ruled most of northern India from the 1500s to the 1700s. The Mughal rulers practiced the religion of Islam. Most of the people they ruled practiced Hinduism. Even so, the Mughals were able to rule successfully.

Detailed explanation-3: -The best-known members of the Mughal dynasty are its first emperors-Babur and five of his lineal descendants: Humayun, Akbar, Jahangir, Shah Jahan, and Aurangzeb.

Detailed explanation-4: -900 – 1707: Muslim Conquest By 1200, Muslim warlords had conquered much of northern India, and by 1206 had founded the Delhi Sultanate with its capital at Delhi. During the next 300 years, the Delhi Sultanate subdued Hindu kingdoms as far south as Tamil Nadu and Bengal.

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