Growth of Muslim Population in Medieval India, A.D. 1000–1800 c18.94

c18.94

⁷⁰ Robert Orme's estimates are low both for the Muslim population as well as for the total population of India. His assessment of the Hindu-Muslim proportion also does not seem to be carrect. What he writes is this : "From these origins time has formed in India a nation of near ten million of Mahomedans whom the Europeans call Moor, to them under the authority of the Great Mogul, the greatest part of Hindustan is now subject : but although the reigoing nation, they are outnumbered by the Indians ten to one." Robert Orme, *A History of the Military Transactions of the British Nation in Indostan*, 3 vols 4th ed., (London, 1803), I, p. 24.