Indian Muslims: Who Are They c9.s6.66

c9.s6.66

⁵⁸ In comparison the population of London in 1593-95 was 152,479 and in 1666, 460, 000 (*Ency. Brit.* XI Ed., XVI, p.965). The population of Paris in 1590 has been estimated at 200,000 and under Louis XIV (d. 1715) at 492, 600 (*Modern Cyclopaedia*, London, 1901, VI, p.305.). Shahajahan probably transferred the capital to Delhi from Agra (1649) because of too much congestion in the latter. *Arch. Sur. Rep.* 1911-12, p.2, and contemporary authorities cited therein.