A History of Agriculture in India v2.c55.s2.12
A History of Agriculture in India v2.c55.s2.12
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v2.c55.s2.12
Mahmud built an empire which extended from the Punjab to the Caspian. Vincent Smith observed. 'So far as India was concerned Mahmud was simply a bandit operating on a large scale.' He killed thousands of people, and destroyed priceless monuments. Alberuni correctly observed, 'Mahmud utterly ruined the prosperity of India.'