Uzbek Khan was the leader of the Golden Horde and he was the
person responsible in making Islam the official state religion. Under his rule,
the non-Muslims were not forced to accept Islam. However, he forced the Mongol
elites to accept Islam. There was a period of religious tolerance where the
Christians were allowed to keep their churches and the local pagans were
allowed to practice their own beliefs. The Christians were even allowed to
build church in the capital city of Sarai. Their churches were exempted from
paying taxes and jizyah and became richest institutions during this time.
No comments:
Post a Comment