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During Islamic spread most work already done by Ummayid & Abbasid caliphates which passed on to Samanids Central Asia. These rulers could not defeat the main Indian Hindu rulers for 300 years but once they started using the turcic & afghans using more firepower they started having some success starting from 1000AD Ghaznavid dynasty. Using vast armies & firepower they some success in establishing the first Sultanate in Punjab after capture of Peshawar in 1001 Ad
After another 150 years Ghorids overthrew ghaznid & According to Firishta faced hindu Rajput army in Second Battle of Tarain
in 1192 after some defeats in first war.
the Rajput army consisted of 3,000 elephants, 300,000 cavalry and infantry. Minhaj-i-Siraj, stated Mu'izz brought 120,000 fully armored men to the battle in 1192 & won due to some treachery in Hindu camp. So they established first Sultanate in Delhi which continued
until defeated be Marathas in 18th century & immediately by British who established formal rule of England in 1858 after 200+ years of East India company. The East India company had real brilliant generals like Robert Clive, Stringer Lawrence, Arthur Wellesley, Munroes, Eyre Coote, Cornwallis who managed the initial wars that led to establishment of British Indian Army & Queens rule in 1858.
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