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The Arthashastra, probably compiled round 100 AD , and the Manusmriti (c. 100–300 AD) were foundational treatises in India, and comprise texts considered authoritative authorized steering. Manu’s central philosophy was tolerance and pluralism, and was cited throughout Southeast Asia. During the Muslim conquests within the Indian subcontinent, sharia was established by the Muslim sultanates and empires, most notably Mughal Empire’s Fatawa-e-Alamgiri, compiled by emperor Aurangzeb and numerous students of Islam. In India, the Hindu legal tradition, along with Islamic law, have been both supplanted by common law when India grew to become a half of the British Empire.…