The History of India, as Told by Its Own Historians. The Muhammadan Period

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The History of India, as Told by Its Own Historians. The Muhammadan Period is a book with eight volumes written by H. M. Elliot and Edited by John Dowson ^[1]. The book was published in 1867-1877 in London. It is a well-known and reputed reference work for the history of medieval India. Despite being over 130 years old, it is still used by historians. The book contains translations of medieval Muslim chronicles.

The historian Lanepoole (1903) praised this work by saying:

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.

This historical book has been reprinted several times ^[2] with one of the latest reprints being by the Publisher: Low Price Publications in 2001 (ISBN 9788175362260; ISBN 817536226X) ^[3]. The book is also available online^[4].

[edit] See also

• History of India
• Muslim conquest in the Indian subcontinent
• Negationism in India - Concealing the Record of Islam
• Hindu and Buddhist heritage of Pakistan
• History of Pakistan
• History of Bangladesh

[edit] References

• Lanepoole: Medieval India under Muhammadan Rule (London,1903), Preface, p.v-vi.

[edit] Further reading

• The History of India, as Told by Its Own Historians. The Muhammadan Period; by Sir H. M. Elliot; Edited by John Dowson; London Trubner Company 1867–1877 vol I-VIII - Posted by: Packard Humanities Institute; Persian Texts in Translation