Al Biruni’s Tarikh-ul-Hind

Al Biruni’s Tarikh-ul-Hind
Al Biruni was a prominent Muslim ideologist and one of the greatest intellectuals of the 11th Century. He was a theologian, philosopher, mathematician, astronomer, etc.
He accompanied Mahmud of Ghazni on his expedition to India. Besides, he travelled the land, studied the Sanskrit language, religion, and philosophy of Indians. 
He even translated two Sanskrit works into Arabic.
He wrote the classics account of the country and its people in Arabic, entitled Tarikh-ul-Hind” (An Enquiry into India), which was later translated into Persian.
It dealt with the affairs of India when Sultan Mahmud Invaded to India.
This work serves as an important source of information on the socio-religious condition of India during the time of Mahmud of Ghazni.

For  full text 
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/digital/collections/cul/texts/ldpd_5949073_002/ldpd_5949073_002.pdf

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