Growth of Muslim Population in Medieval India, A.D. 1000–1800 c8.22

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“So putting the evidence from archaeology, literature, and history together, we reach the conclusion that before the Christian era India had a substantial population, first because of its advanced technology and second because of the fertile environment of the application of this technology.”[’^13] Though great sections remained sparsely settled, some of the plains must have had a dense population.