Mathematics in Ancient and Medieval India c6.s12.1

c6.s12.1

Prince Maḥmud Shāh Bahamani ( 2nd half of 14th century A. D. ) studied Taḥrīr - au - Uqlīdas, Ar-bian version of Euclid's *Elements*.¹ Abul Fazl (c. 1590 A. D.) in his *Ain-i-Akbari* has referred to some of the propositions of the Euclids' *Elements*. He has compiled it in a way which shows that he had thorough acquaintance with the work.² Abul Fazl got his education in India, so he must have learnt Euclid's *Elements* here, of course, in Arabic or in Persian translation. This hints that the work was known in India at least in the 14th century A. D. We do not know exactly, when Euclid's *Elements* came to India but we are sure that in the beginning it remained confined to the circle of Moslem scholars in India.