The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c27.87
The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c27.87
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² The practice of taking sanctuary at the hospice or shrine of a saint is of great antiquity, and survives in the east, though not in India, to this day. Few Muslim rulers would venture to violate the sanctity of such a building.