"When Father Xavier and Brother Benedict went to Kashmir with Akbar this is what they learnt: ‘‘In antiquity this land was inhabited by gentiles, but in the 1300’s it was invaded by the Moors, possibly a reference to Timur, and since then the majority of the people accept Islam”. ' ’"
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K.S. Lal , Growth of Muslim Population in Medieval India (1973)124
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