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=== Ancient period === | === Ancient period === | ||
India was primarily Hindu in ancient times. [[Buddhism]] appeared around 500 BCE.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Buddhism - Definition, Founder & Origins |url=https://www.history.com/topics/religion/buddhism |access-date=2023-09-07 |website=HISTORY |language=en}}</ref> | |||
Christianity and Islam made an appearance in [[Kerala]] during this time period; [[Thomas the Apostle|Saint Thomas]] is believed to have travelled to Kerala soon after the death of Jesus and converted some people,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Magazine |first=Smithsonian |last2=Zacharia |first2=Lynn Johnson,Paul |title=The Surprisingly Early History of Christianity in India |url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/how-christianity-came-to-india-kerala-180958117/ |access-date=2023-09-07 |website=Smithsonian Magazine |language=en}}</ref> while the first mosque to be built in India was built during the Islamic prophet Muhammad's lifetime in Kerala.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Khan |first=Sameer |title=Cheraman Juma Mosque: The oldest Masjid in India |url=https://www.siasat.com/cheraman-juma-mosque-the-oldest-masjid-in-india-2456333/ |access-date=2023-09-07 |website=The Siasat Daily |language=en-US}}</ref> Islam also established itself in [[Sindh]] due to [[Umayyad conquest of Sindh|Umayyad invasions]] soon after Muhammad's death.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Do you know how Islam spread in the Indian subcontinent? |url=https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/5996/Do-you-know-how-Islam-spread-in-the-Indian-subcontinent |access-date=2023-09-07 |website=EgyptToday}}</ref> | Christianity and Islam made an appearance in [[Kerala]] during this time period; [[Thomas the Apostle|Saint Thomas]] is believed to have travelled to Kerala soon after the death of Jesus and converted some people,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Magazine |first=Smithsonian |last2=Zacharia |first2=Lynn Johnson,Paul |title=The Surprisingly Early History of Christianity in India |url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/how-christianity-came-to-india-kerala-180958117/ |access-date=2023-09-07 |website=Smithsonian Magazine |language=en}}</ref> while the first mosque to be built in India was built during the Islamic prophet Muhammad's lifetime in Kerala.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Khan |first=Sameer |title=Cheraman Juma Mosque: The oldest Masjid in India |url=https://www.siasat.com/cheraman-juma-mosque-the-oldest-masjid-in-india-2456333/ |access-date=2023-09-07 |website=The Siasat Daily |language=en-US}}</ref> Islam also established itself in [[Sindh]] due to [[Umayyad conquest of Sindh|Umayyad invasions]] soon after Muhammad's death.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Do you know how Islam spread in the Indian subcontinent? |url=https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/5996/Do-you-know-how-Islam-spread-in-the-Indian-subcontinent |access-date=2023-09-07 |website=EgyptToday}}</ref> | ||
Some Jews and [[Zoroastrianism|Zoroastrians]] came to | Some Jews and [[Zoroastrianism|Zoroastrians]] came to India because they were fleeing religious persecution.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Goswami |first=Arunansh B. |title=Jews and Parsis: Pain, struggle and success |url=https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/jews-and-parsis-pain-struggle-and-success/ |access-date=2023-09-07 |website=blogs.timesofisrael.com |language=en-US}}</ref> | ||
=== Medieval period === | === Medieval period === | ||