"Its water is dark; its fruit is bitter and poisonous; its land is stony, and its earth is saltish. A small army will …"

"Hindostan was overthrown by a fierce race of men, who in their rapid course of conquest, exerted the most furious eff…"

"Having lifted Islam to the head, You have engulfed Hindustan in dread.... Such cruelties have they inflicted, and yet…"

"Having subjugated Khuraasaan, Babar terrified Hindustaan So that blame does not come on Him, the Creator has sent the…"

"The blood of the infidels flowed so copiously at Thanesar that the stream was discoloured, notwithstanding its purity…"

"But so far as the Hindus are concerned, this period was a prolonged spell of darkness which ended only when the Marat…"

"There can be no doubt that the fall of Buddhism in India was due to the invasions of the Musalmans. Islam came out as…"

"The real problem introduced by the Mussalman conquest was not that of subjection to a foreign rule and the ability to…"

"[the Muslims] could not rule the country, except by systematic terror. Cruelty was the norm -- burnings, summary exec…"

"Mahmud utterly ruined the prosperity of the country, and performed there wonderful exploits, by which the Hindus beca…"