Growth of Muslim Population in Medieval India, A.D. 1000–1800 c26.22

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In 1800 many cities of the Sultanate period had completely disappeared, many of the Mughal period had declined. Many new cities and towns had come into being and had got well-populated. Under the Mughals Delhi, Agra, Ahmedabad, Burhanpur and Banaras, to mention only a few, were very populous. In the eighteenth century their population had declined substantially, while Calcutta, Bombay and Madras had shot into prominence. It would be the best to cite from Thornton himself at some length to appreciate the situation.