[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [Growth of Muslim Population in Medieval India, A.D. 1000–1800](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.lal-1973) › c5.2 # Growth of Muslim Population in Medieval India, A.D. 1000–1800 c5.2 Growth of Muslim Population in Medieval India, A.D. 1000–1800 c5.2 - **Language:** English ### [c5.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.lal-1973.c5.2) The most important source materials for the study of medieval Indian demography, as for the study of any other aspect of medieval history, mainly comprise contemporary Arabic and Persian geographical and historical works. Of no less consequence are the accounts of foreign itinerants, especially European. Many modern works also help in estimating the population of medieval times. These fall into three categories. The first set consists of those written in the pre-census years, and attempting population estimates of past centuries. Actual census reports from 1881 onwards form the second set. Lastly, there are the writings of scholars like W.H. Moreland, J.M. Datta and Kingsley Davis who have, on the basis of the source-materials mentioned above, attempted to adjudge the population of India during the medieval period. - [Previous: c4.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.lal-1973.c4.1) - [Next: c5.s1.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.lal-1973.c5.s1.1) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.lal-1973.c5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.lal-1973.c5.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.lal-1973.c5.2) · Pramāṇa