The Delhi Sultanate ruled varying areas of India for about 300 years starting in about 1206 AD. The rulers of the Sultanate were Muslim, but most of their subjects were Hindu.
So far as I know, the rulers treated their subjects pretty well. While some Hindus coverted and became Muslims, there was no policy requiring this. When subjects did convert to Islam, they brought some of their old beliefs with them and influenced Islam. The Hindu religion continued and was not really molested by the rulers.
As far as government goes, the sultans were somewhat more autocratic than previous rulers had been. But I have not seen anything that says they abused their subjects more than other rulers of the time.
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