"Dr. Misra observes: “The Shahis fought with valour and tenacity for nearly fifty years. They ultimately collapsed aga…"

"The Sahis were great patrons of scholars and religious foundations. Anandapala is known to have paid a lavish sum of …"

"In spite of these religious foundations and the keen interest they took in promoting the Hindu sciences, the Sahis di…"

"“On reaching Dawar, [Ibn Samurah] surrounded the enemy in the mountain of Zur, where there was a famous Hindu temple.…"

"“…Their idol of Zur was of gold, and its eyes were two rubies. The zealous Musalmans cut off its hands and plucked ou…"

"“He first took Bamian, which he probably reached by way of Herat, and then marched on Balkh where he ruined (the temp…"

"“It is related that Amru Lais conferred the governorship of Zabulistan on Fardaghan and sent him there at the head of…"

"But the Arabs, inspired as they were by an imperialist ideology, did not give up. .... The war against Kabul was rene…"

"[In short, the economic crisis in the Hindu-Shahiya kingdom added to its political predicament...] Hindu women sold t…"

"have covered so many wars in so many countries. In Iraq, you could always have got unlucky and caught up in a suicide…"