Growth of Muslim Population in Medieval India, A.D. 1000–1800 c8.23
Growth of Muslim Population in Medieval India, A.D. 1000–1800 c8.23
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To resume, Dr. Pran Nath thinks that the population of India around 300 B.C. was 100 to 140 million. The next estimate that we have is by W. H. Moreland for the year A.D. 1600. According to him the population of India in 1600 was a hundred million.¹⁴ Between these two dates, covering a period of about 2,000 years, we are almost in the dark about the demographic position of our country.