Growth of Muslim Population in Medieval India, A.D. 1000–1800 c6.s2.3

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"The present population is variously estimated—at below 2,000 (Kennedy, I, 81), at less than 10,000 (Burnes, *Report on Commerce of Thatta*, 8), at 12,000 (Outram, 18), 15,000 (Burnes, *Bokhara*, III, 30,227), 18,000 (J.R.A.S., 1834, 234), 20,000 (Pottinger, 352), and 40,000 (James Burnes, *Sinde*)".⁴³ About Moreland's estimate Carr Saunders in *World Population* has commented thus: "Moreland's figure has been quoted with favour in the census reports of India, no better estimate is available, but its factual basis is of the most slender kind".⁴⁴ Even so, modern works on population studies are results of patient scientific research and are very valuable.