Was there ever any conflict between Islamic rulers of the the near and far East over differences in theology?

by ColbyStein

There are wars constantly being fought within the Middle East on theological grounds, but did Muslims from the Middle East ever fight with Muslims from (what is today) India because of disagreements over their religion?

Brrieck

It's very difficult to determine, at least since it's not a part of History that I had studied. But lets look at the Persian and the Mughals.

The Mughals are the famous North Indian Empire which, depending on it's ruler, had varying levels of tolerance towards Sikhs and Hindus and other religious groups in the Empire. It's Official Court language was Persian, and most of it's rulers were taught in Persian. This is not to forget that a lot, if not most except the Desert-Khotan-Kokand silk road routes, went by or through the Mughal Empre, and thus a lot of the Muslim trade. More often than not, was the Mughal Empire supported by the Persians, and more often than not, conflicts between opposing faiths was more apparent.

The only real conflict I can see, are the Naderian Wars, between 1720-1747, by Persian Ruler, Nader Shah, who launched a series of campaigns into Afghanistan, Punjab, and the Indus Valley (among others) Certainly look into him, he's considered a Napoleon of the Middle East.