Growth of Muslim Population in Medieval India, A.D. 1000–1800 c6.s2.1

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In modern works, the monumental work of Kingsley Devis on the population of India and Pakistan gives very reliable estimates. Edward Thornton and W. H. Moreland have added to our knowledge, the former by collecting a plethora of reliable data about the total population and Hindu-Muslim ratio in cities, districts and regions, and the latter by doing valuable pioneering work in the field of medieval Indian demography. But from Thornton's Gazetteer itself it is evident how sometimes contemporary writers and even surveyors could make mistakes in counting. There may not be many such instances, but one is indeed staggering. Writing about the city of Thatta in Sindh, Thornton says:

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