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The Arthashastra, most likely compiled around a hundred AD , and the Manusmriti (c. 100–300 AD) were foundational treatises in India, and comprise texts thought-about authoritative legal guidance. Manu’s central philosophy was tolerance and pluralism, and was cited across Southeast Asia. During the Muslim conquests within the Indian subcontinent, sharia was established by the Muslim sultanates and empires, most notably Mughal Empire’s Fatawa-e-Alamgiri, compiled by emperor Aurangzeb and numerous students of Islam. In India, the Hindu authorized custom, along with Islamic law, had been both supplanted by frequent law when India became part of the British Empire.

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