PREFACE 
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For help on particular points I am indebted to the late 
Right Honourable Syed Ameer Ali, and to Mr. C. E. 
Carrington, Sir Atul Chatterjee, Mr. W. Christie, Mr. 
G. L. M. Clauson, Mr. U. M. Daudpota, Mr. E. Edwards, 
Sir William Foster, Professor S. H. Hodivala, Sir Walter 
Hose, Mr. S. G. Kanhere, Sir Edward Maclagan, Mr. C. E. 
A. W. Oldham, and Mr. G. Chenevix Trench. Dr. L. D. 
Barnett kindly read through the draft of Chapter I, and 
supplied me with valuable references to literature dealing 
with the Hindu period. Mr. R. Paget Dewhurst, besides 
contributing a substantial portion of Appendix C, has been 
most generous in interpreting obscure phrases in the 
Persian chronicles. Sir Richard Burn supplied me with 
a critical examination of the draft of Appendix E, and 
helped me in many other ways. Mr. B. C. Burt rendered 
me great assistance in the search for illustrative documents 
in Indian collections. I have drawn freely on some 
unpublished notes written in consultation with Mr. A. 
Yusuf Ali when we worked together some years ago on the 
authorities for the reign of Akbar. Lastly I must 
acknowledge the assistance so willingly rendered through- 
out my work by Mrs. R. W. Frazer and Miss F. H 
Latimer, of the staff of the Royal Asiatic Society. 
VW 7 MORELAND. 
July, 1929.