The Encyclopedia Britannica Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, Vol. 14: The R. S. Peale Reprint With New Maps and Original American Articles by Eminent Writers; With American Revisi - Hardcover

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9780332108049: The Encyclopedia Britannica Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, Vol. 14: The R. S. Peale Reprint With New Maps and Original American Articles by Eminent Writers; With American Revisi

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Excerpt from The Encyclopedia Britannica Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, Vol. 14: The R. S. Peale Reprint With New Maps and Original American Articles by Eminent Writers; With American Revisions and Additions

Of the. Mohammedan rulers mentioned in the second of the Sanskrit histories, one, who reigned about the close of the 14th century, has made his name prominent by his active opposition to the Hindu religion, and his destruction of the temples. This was Sikandar, known as Bzct~shz'lcan, or the idol-breaker. It was in his time that India was invaded by Timur, to whom Sikandar made submission and paid tribute. The country fell into the hands of the Mughals in 1588. In the time of Alamgir it fell to Ahmed Shah Abdali, on his third invasion of India (1756) and from that time it remained in the hands of Afghans till it was wrested from them by Ranjit Singh, the Sikh monarch of the Punjab, in 1819. Eight Hindu and Sikh governors under Ranjit Singh and _his suc cessers were followed by two Mohammedans similarly appointed, the second of whom, Shekh Imam-ud-din, was in charge when the battles of the Sutlej, 1845-46, brought about new relations between the British Government and the Sikhs, involving a change ia the government of Kashmir.

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