Mahmud of Ghazni - one of the many Muslim kings who carried-out incursions in South Asia, once struck a coin (dirham) at Lahore that had a Sanskrit version of the Shahada. Fascinating eh?
here's the Sanskrit (colloquial Sanskrit according to Sheldon Pollock) version:
अव्यक्तं एक मुहम्मद अवतार नृपति महमूद
The Unmanifest is one; Muhammad is incarnation; Mahmud is King
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