The Legacy of Muslim Rule in India c6.s2.2

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Any other writers denunciation of the medieval chroniclers or Muslim rulers would have gone unnoticed, for similar statements appear in the writings of many British historians on medieval Indian history but are not taken quite seriously. But no research worker on medieval Indian history could help reading and rereading Elliots works, so that whether one liked it or not, one could not do without Elliot. Indeed Lanepoole opined: To realize Medieval India there is no better way than to dive into the eight volumes of the priceless History of India as Told by its Own Historians a revelation of Indian life as seen through the eyes of the Persian court annalists.¹⁷ Lanepoole, Pringle Kennedy,¹⁸ and Ishwari Prasad depended primarily on Elliot and Dowsons eight volumes. Dr. Ishwari Prasad went to the extent of saying: In preparing this volume (*Medieval India*) I am not so presumptuous as to think that I have improved upon Elphinstone and Lanepoole, to whom I must gratefully acknowledge my indebtedness.¹⁹