Modernity, not dynasty, forged Ottoman-Indian Muslim solidarity

Evidence

In the 19th century, the pattern of relationship between Turkey and the Muslims of the sub-continent began to change. The formal exchanges of diplo­ matic missions between the Ottoman Sultans and Mughal Emperors ceased, but a new intimacy arose between their subjects who, already linked by many ties of religion, culture, and history, now found themselves confronting the common challenge of the modern world. — Bernard Lewis, From Babel to Dragomans, 625

Categorization

• XREF: Supports arguments that modern pan-Islamic identity was a response to European colonialism and modernity rather than a timeless given. — connects to: Islam as identity marker is internationalist solidarity, not Arab nationalism recoded; Pre-modern Muslim Middle Eastern loyalties ran to religion and kin, not nation or land; Pre-modern Muslim identity centered on religion rather than geography or nation (+6 more)
• yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: Islam as identity marker is internationalist solidarity, not Arab nationalism recoded; Pre-modern Muslim Middle Eastern loyalties ran to religion and kin, not nation or land; Pre-modern Muslim identity centered on religion rather than geography or nation (+6 more)