The Personality of India: Pre- and Proto-historic Foundation of India and Pakistan c14.s1.t7.67

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A very fine example of how the movement of the Muslims and the establishment of their power in the nuclear regions of Northern India affected the regions like Gujarat is discussed by Dr. Goetz.² "The Muslims had merely a limited control over India, content with smashing the power centres and life nerves of the Hindu Society, by massive expeditions from a few strategic bases. Fleeing from the Muslims, the Rajaputs and Brahmins wandered in search of new kingdoms and strongholds and threw themselves on the more backward independent feudatory States and Tribal communities in the Thar desert, the Central Indian hills and the Himalayan ranges." For example the Chahamanas migrated from Bagardesa, Delhi and Ajmer to Nirmana, Ranthambor, Sirohi and finally Pavagadh-Champaner, Chota Udaipur and Devgadh Baria. The Rathors turned up in Marwar and the Bundelas overthrew the Chandelas. The Tomaras migrated to Nurpur in the Beas valley. Thus these major incursions into the main focal regions set in a sort of radial migration resulting in a chain of movements.