The Legacy of Muslim Rule in India

The Legacy of Muslim Rule in India is a book by the historian K. S. Lal published in 1992. (Aditya Prakashan, ISBN 81-85689-03-2). The book assesses the legacy of Muslim rule in India and describes its history.

The Legacy of Muslim Rule in India book cover

In the preface to the work, the author summarizes the substance of the book by stating: "In short, while Muslims with all their armed might proved to be great conquerors, rulers and proselytizers, Indians or Hindus, with all their weaknesses, proved to be great survivors. India never became an Islamic country. Its ethos remained Hindu while Muslims also continued to live here retaining their distinctive religious and social system." [1]

Criticism

The book was criticized by Peter Jackson in the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, stating that book contains "a markedly selective and one-sided account of India's Muslim past".[2] K. S. Lal wrote a rebuttal to Jackson's criticism in his book Theory and Practice of Muslim State in India.[3]

References
  1. Legacy of Muslim Rule in India, 1992, Preface.
  2. Review, Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, Third Series, Vol. 4, Part 3, November 1994, pp. 421-23.
  3. K. S. Lal's riposte to the reviews, Theory and Practice of Muslim State in India, Aditya Prakashan, 1999, Chapter 7.


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