From the Indian Subcontinent alone, less than a hundred years ago, at least 18,000 Muslims left their homes, even government jobs, and marched off to fight for the last Ottoman Caliphate. This was madness, pure and simple. Most ruined their lives and some died. From the Indian Subcontinent alone, less than a hundred years ago, at least 18,000 Muslims left their homes, even government jobs, and marched off to fight for the last Ottoman Caliphate. This was madness, pure and simple. Most ruined their lives and some died.