Growth of Muslim Population in Medieval India, A.D. 1000–1800 c11.64
Growth of Muslim Population in Medieval India, A.D. 1000–1800 c11.64
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Peruschi has to say many interesting things about the empire of Akbar. According to him it extended 600 by 400 leagues (or 2,400 by 1,600 miles), and its chief cities were Cambay, Delhi, Lahore, Multan, Mandu, Patna, Jaunpur, and Ahmedabad. Some of these cities were as large as Lisbon (whose population around 1600 was 100,000), and Mandu invited comparison with Rome⁴⁷ (whose population around 1600 was 109,000).