[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [History of the Qaraunah Turks in India](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.prasad-1936) › c10.57 # History of the Qaraunah Turks in India c10.57 History of the Qaraunah Turks in India c10.57 - **Language:** English ### [c10.57](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.prasad-1936.c10.57) Fakhr-al-Din is described by Ibn Batūtah as a learned ruler “fond of the company of saints, foreigners, and men of learning.” The 14th century was a period of great religious revival in Bengal and tradition affirms that in Sonargaon alone there were 150 \*gaddis\* of saints.⁴⁸ The large number of religious saints was probably due to the profuse liberality of Fakhr-al-Din.⁴⁹ Under his rule the province of Bengal became rich and prosperous, and the people led easy and comfortable lives.⁵⁰ But the climate was malarious, and for this reason the people of Khorasan called it a ‘hell crammed with good things.’ - [Previous: c10.56](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.prasad-1936.c10.56) - [Next: c10.58](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.prasad-1936.c10.58) - [Up: c10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.prasad-1936.c10) ## Cites (1) - [تحفة النظار في غرائب الأمصار وعجائب الأسفار](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.ar.rihla.ibn-battuta) — Ibn Baṭṭūṭa, Arabic --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.prasad-1936.c10.57](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.prasad-1936.c10.57) · Pramāṇa