"One of the greatest scholars of Asia, Alberuni, accompanied Mahmud of Ghazni to India, and wrote a scientific survey of India comparable to Pliny’s Natural History and Humboldt’s Cosmos."
— Al-Biruni

January 1, 1970

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Will Durant and , ', Book I, Our Oriental Heritage (1935) VI. THE MOSLEM CONQUEST