Growth of Muslim Population in Medieval India, A.D. 1000–1800 c12.3

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However, two sets of facts, almost contrary to each other, are available for this period. One is the harrowing tales of recurring famines; the other is the testimony of foreign visitors about India's large population. We shall take up the discussion of famines and pestilences first and then assess the impressions of Indian and foreign writers to arrive at an estimate of the population at the close of the seventeenth century.