Promotion of Learning in India during Muhammadan Rule (by Muhammadans) c10.13

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c10.13

Maḥmūd’s large-hearted munificence for the encouragement of learning is well worthy of record. The *Guzīdah* ² mentions that annually he bestowed upon learned men and poets the princely sum of 400,000 *dīnārs*. But his zeal for education was not confined to the mere support of learned men:

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