Growth of Muslim Population in Medieval India, A.D. 1000–1800 c18.66
Growth of Muslim Population in Medieval India, A.D. 1000–1800 c18.66
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Invasions of Nadir Shah and Ahmad Shah Abdali added to the loss in Muslim numbers. The effects of Nadir's march through the Punjab, his massacre at Delhi which cost thousands of Muslim lives,⁴⁹ and Abdali's sack of the Punjab not less than eight times between 1748 and 1769,⁵⁰ on Indian and especially Muslim demography need not be stressed. Even Delhi, the imperial capital, could not recover from the shocks right up to the end of the century.⁵¹