Growth of Muslim Population in Medieval India, A.D. 1000–1800 c15.27
Growth of Muslim Population in Medieval India, A.D. 1000–1800 c15.27
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c15.27
About the end of the twelfth century, Muhammad Ghori established Muslim rule in India on a permanent basis. When he captured Bhatinda in 1190-91, he placed in its command Qazi Ziyauddin with a contingent of 1200 horse.²² In 1192 he invaded India with an army of 120,000. A good number of his soldiers would have been killed in the sanguinary battle with Prithviraj. A major portion of the remainder (say 50,000) would have stayed on in India under Qutbuddin Aibak, who must not have been left empty handed in an alien and hostile country.²³