THREAD ON HINDU-BUDHIST SHARES OF SOME AREAS ON ISLAMIC INVASION
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Pushkalavati-Kabulistan
Cutoff Date-971
Budhist-60
Hindu- 15
Zoroastrians- 25

2. Zaranj-Makran(East Balochistan)
Cutoff Date-710
Budhist- 40
Hindu- 20
Zoroastrian- 40

3.Khost-Pishin-Gandhara(Quetta Region)
Cutoff Date- 1004
Budhist- 75
Hindu- 25
Animist/Others- 0

4. Gilgit Baltistan
Cutoff Date- 1299
Budhist-60
Hindu- 34
Animist/Others- 6
5. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Cutoff Date- 1091
Budhist-84
Hindu-11
Zoroastrian- 5

6.West Punjab
Cutoff Date- 1090
Budhist-36
Hindu-64
Animist/Others-0
7.Vale of Kashmir
Cutoff Date- 1310
Budhist-78
Hindu-22
Animist/Others-0

8. Jammu Division
Cutoff Date- 1410
Budhist-8
Hindu-92
Animist/Others-0
9.Sind
Cutoff Date-690
Budhist- 65
Hindu-34
Animist/Others-1

10.Gujrat
Cutoff Date- 1320
Budhist/Jain- 6
Hindu- 94
Animist/Others-0
11. Indo Gangetic(Delhi, UP, Bihar)
Cutoff Date- 1292
Budhist- 14
Hindu- 86
Animist/Others-0

12. Far East Goud(Bangladesh)
Cutoff Date- 1371
Budhist- 37
Hindu- 15
Animist/Others- 48
13. Swarnabhumi(Malay)
Cutoff Date- 1490
Budhist-40
Hindu-25
Animist/Others-30

14.Sumatra
Cutoff Date-1490
Budhist-60
Hindu-10
Animist/Others-30
15.Jayadweep( Java)
Cutoff Date- 1410
Budhist-40
Hindu- 42
Animist/Others-18

16.Kalinga(Odisha)
Cutoff Date- 1310
Budhist-21
Hindu- 76
Animist/Others- 3
17. MP-Maharashtra
Cutoff Date- 1320
Budhist-9
Hindu- 79
Animist/Others-12

18. Rashtrakuta Heartland(Karnataka)
Cutoff Date- 1355
Budhist/Jain-6
Hindu-94
Animist/Others-0
19.Goud(West Bengal)
Cutoff Date- 1310
Budhist-20
Hindu- 74
Animist/Others- 6

20. Indian Sub continent Overall
Cutoff Date- 1061
Budhist-10
Hindu- 84
Animist/Others-3
Islamic- 3
21. Indian Sub continent Overall
Cutoff Date- 1761(Maratha Resurgence)
Budhist-0.4
Hindu/Sikh/Jain- 85.5
Animist/Others-0.6
Islamic- 13.5

22. Indian Sub continent Overall
Cutoff Date- 1941
Hindu/Sikh/Jain- 78
Islamic- 22

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