[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.haig-1928) › v3.c19.7 # The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c19.7 The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c19.7 - **Language:** English ### [v3.c19.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.haig-1928.v3.c19.7) According to a less probable account, the King of Ceylon had himself accepted Islam, and was sending tribute to the Commander of the Faithful. Another author writes that ‘Abdul Malik, the fifth Umayyad, and father of Walīd, the reigning Caliph, had sent agents to India to purchase female slaves and other commodities, and that these agents, on reaching Debul, Dāhir’s principal seaport, had been attacked and plundered by brigands. - [Previous: v3.c19.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.haig-1928.v3.c19.6) - [Next: v3.c19.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.haig-1928.v3.c19.8) - [Up: v3.c19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.haig-1928.v3.c19) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.haig-1928.v3.c19.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.haig-1928.v3.c19.7) · Pramāṇa