The Arthashastra, probably compiled round 100 AD , and the Manusmriti (c. 100–300 AD) have been foundational treatises in India, and comprise texts considered authoritative legal steering. Manu’s central philosophy was tolerance and pluralism, and was cited across 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 varied Law students of Islam. In India, the Hindu authorized tradition, along with Islamic law, were both supplanted by widespread law when India became a half of the British Empire.
In civil law …