Growth of Muslim Population in Medieval India, A.D. 1000–1800 c10.19

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Add to this the demographic loss occasioned by the recurring Mongol invasions directed from Central Asia or Persia for almost a whole century. The Mongols had sacked and burnt Lahore in A.D. 1241, and they continued to occupy major portions of Punjab and Sind right up to the end of the thirteenth century. Alauddin Khalji (1296-1316) repulsed their attacks with great losses on both sides. Nevertheless, right up to the invasion of Tarmashirin (1325-29), thousands and thousands of Indians used to be killed in repelling their attacks.