[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.c27.87 # 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 - **Language:** English ### [v3.c27.87](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.haig-1928.v3.c27.87) 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. - [Previous: v3.c27.86](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.haig-1928.v3.c27.86) - [Next: v3.c27.88](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.haig-1928.v3.c27.88) - [Up: v3.c27](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.haig-1928.v3.c27) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.haig-1928.v3.c27.87](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.haig-1928.v3.c27.87) · Pramāṇa