The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c29.s2.12
The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c29.s2.12
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On no occasion were the earlier Muslim invaders of India called upon to meet a mighty Indian ruler. No Asoka, Kanishka, or Harsha arose to defend the rich and alluring plains. Such rulers were, indeed, rare phenomena in India, which has never been the home of a nation, and whose normal condition was that of a congeries of independent and mutually hostile states, fortunate if they could agree temporarily to sink their differences before a common foe.