The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c20.401

v3.c20.401

[Figure: INDIA 1318—1338 The land frontier of the Kingdom of Delhi is shown thus: . . . . . Countries and Peoples thus... ... BENGAL Towns . . . . . Kābul Rivers . . . . . *Mahānadī* Scales English Miles Ibn Batūtah, who arrived at Delhi five years later, describes the splendours of the royal palace and the pomp of the court, but of the city itself he says, ‘When I entered Delhi it was almost a desert. ...Its buildings were very few and in other respects it was quite empty.’