“The governors (who succeeded Qasim) continued to kill the enemy, taking whatever they could acquire…”

—  Al-Baladhuri

Al Biladuri, quoted from Lal, K. S. (1994). Muslim slave system in medieval India. New Delhi: Aditya Prakashan. Chapter 12

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