The Foundation of Muslim Rule in India: A History of the Establishment and Progress of the Turkish Sultanate of Delhi, 1206–1290 A.D. c13.3

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¹ The eastern Himalayas and the Assam hills are difficult for any invading army and the few trade routes from Tibet do not lead to the key positions necessary for the conquest of North India. The coming of the Tibeto-Mongoloid races into Brahmaputra valley was more a tribal migration than invasion at a given time. It is needless to refer to the exploded myth of Changiz Khan's invasion through the eastern route, as recorded by Ferishta, I, p. 70, and reproduced by Stewart, History of Bengal p. 62, and Thomas: Chronicles, p. 121, note. As Raverty has pointed out long ago, the story arose out of a misreading by Ferishta of what was meant for Jajnagar, which a careless scribe could easily turn into Changiz: see Raverty: op. cit. p. 665, note 8. On the eastern routes into India see also IGI, I, p. 18 and Holdich: Gates of India, p. 517.