Growth of Muslim Population in Medieval India, A.D. 1000–1800 c26.35
Growth of Muslim Population in Medieval India, A.D. 1000–1800 c26.35
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| Maldah | Parl. Return, 1851 | 431,000 | | "It is not improbable that the Mussulmans may outnumber the Brahminists." |
| Midnapore | ditto | 533,063 | | Some Mohamedans, considerable number of Hindus, and remainder of various denominations. |
| Monghyr | Bengal and Agra Guide, 1842 | 800,000 | | "The number of Mussulmans is small. the district is divided into forty pergunnahs and contains 3,410 towns, villages and hamlets." |
| Moorshedabad | Bengal and Agra Guide, 1842 Parl. Report, 1851 | 1,045,000 | 66.0 | Mahommedans are two-thirds. 'An estimate made in 1829 by the magistrate of the Zillah, exhibits a decided preponderance of the number of the Hindoos'. |