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CONTENTS OHAPTEB PAGB I. ARAB CONQUEST OF SIND 1 II. THE HOLY WARS OF ISLAM WAGED AGAINST HINDUSTAN BY SABUKTAGIN AND MAHMUD OF GHAZNI .... 34 III. RISE OF THE HOUSE OF GHOR 77 IV. KUTB - AD - DIN AYBEK AND ALTAMISH Two OF THE SLAVE KINGS 87 V. RAZIYA, THE MOHAMMEDAN EMPRESS OF INDIA . . . 103 VI. THE EARLIER CAREER OF ULUGH KHAN, AFTERWARDS EM- PEROR BALBAN 110 VII. ALA -AD -DIN'S CONQUESTS IN THE DECCAN .... 141 VIII. SOME MEASURES OF MOHAMMAD TAGHLAK AND OF FIROZ SHAH 154 IX. TIMUR'S ACCOUNT OF His INVASION OF INDIA AND SACK OF DELHI 174 X. THE MEMOIRS OF THE EMPEROR BABAR 223 XL BEGINNING OF THE REIGN OF THE EMPEROR HOMAYAN . . 263 XII. AKBAR'S RELIGIOUS VIEWS, AS DESCRIBED BY BADAUNI . . 277 XIII. FROM THE MEMOIRS OF THE EMPEROR JAHANGIR . . . 294 XIV. SOME INCIDENTS OF SHAH JAHAN'S REIGN .... 320 XV. AURANGZIB ... . . 331