History of India in Nine Volumes: Vol. V - The Mohammedan Period as Described by Its Own Historians: 5

First published in 1906 this classic nine-volume history of the nation of India places it among the storied lands of antiquity alongside Egypt China and Mesopotamia. Edited by American academic ABRAHAM VALENTINE WILLIAMS JACKSON (1862-1937) professor of Indo-Iranian languages at Columbia University it offers a highly readable narrative of the Indian people and culture through to the time of its publication when the nation was still part of the British Empire. Volume V The Mohammedan Period as Described by Its Own Historians--consisting of selections from the eight-volume History of India as Described by Its Own Historians by British historian SIR HENRY MIERS ELLIOT (1803-1853)--features entertaining and enlightening treatments of: - the Arab conquest of Sind - the holy wars of Islam waged against Hindustan - rise of the house of Ghor - Raziya the Mohammedan empress of India - Ala-Ad-Dins conquests on the Deccan - Timurs account of his invasion of India - the memoirs of the emperor Babar - and much more. This beautiful replica of the 1906 first edition includes all the original illustrations.