Growth of Muslim Population in Medieval India, A.D. 1000–1800 c17.s6.15
Growth of Muslim Population in Medieval India, A.D. 1000–1800 c17.s6.15
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There were thus foreigners of all extractions in the Deccan—Arabs, Afghans, Abyssinians, Egyptians, Persians and Turks. Names of some officers like Saiyyad Husain Badakhshi, Mir Ali Sistani, Abdulla Kurd, Qara Khan Kurd, Ali Khan Sistani and Iftakhar-ul-Mulk Hamadani are indicative of their foreign extraction and predominant position.⁶¹ Besides the Bahmani kingdom, Vijayanagar also employed a large number of Muslims in its armies.