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Published on 29th April, 2018, in Mumbai Mirror. By the end of the 13th century, the Gangetic valley, right down to Bengal’s delta, was under the control of Muslim kings. This, despite fierce resistance put up by the Rajputs. By the end of the 14th century, most of the Deccan was also under Muslim control, despite fierce resistance by the Vijayanagara kings. This history is known to all of us, thanks to textbooks, comic books and Bollywood. However, what is not popularly known is that there was a large pocket of India that remained free of Muslim control during this time — the coast of ..