How did Muslim Turkic rulers generally treat Hindus in India?

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Muslim Turkic rulers generally treated Hindus as "protected people" or dhimmis, similar to the treatment of Christians and Jews. Hindus were allowed to practice their religion and were given some rights, but they had to pay a tax called jizya and were often subject to discriminatory laws and restrictions. It is not accurate to say that Muslim rulers saw Hindus as an inferior race subject to extermination, or that they exempted them from taxation because of their holiness. The caste system was an integral part of Hindu society and was not ignored by Muslim rulers.

How Did Muslim Turkic Rulers Generally Treat Hindus in India