Iqtidar Alam Khan. Historical Dictionary of Medieval India

The Scarecrow Press, 2008. - 201 p.
ISBN: 978-0-8108-5503-8
The Historical Dictionary of Medieval India deals with a crucial formative period of what is already one of the world’s biggest countries and, over recent decades, one that has added economic, political, and social clout to its size and numbers. So it is important to know India’s history, and this not only for Indians and others on the subcontinent but for all of us. Admittedly, this volume deals with an early period, namely and roughly the period between 1000 and 1526; however, this book is not just to inform us about what happened so many centuries ago but also to remind us of old sores that have not yet healed and old problems that will not readily go away. Indeed, more broadly, it helps us to put into context what some feel will be the greatest quandary—and also conflict— of the 21st century: the reputed clash of civilizations.