• Tania Thomas

Medieval sources have been a rich source of information when it comes to giving us an idea about how Indian and foreign social identities were represented in each other’s writings. While the Turkish invasions were primarily seen as the victory of Islam over the Indian subcontinent by some sources, a comprehensive and critical analysis of various other sources suggests that these were not merely religious in nature, rather had political and economic dimensions to it. This paper tries to examine how the medieval sources represented the identities of the indigenous and foreign political players while also examining whether the Turkish campaigns into the Indian subcontinent were religiously motivated.

Medieval writings, Literary sources, Turkish invasion, Temple desecration, Conversions

"Was The Turkish Advent Really ‘Islamic Conquest’ In Nature? The Representation Of ‘Indian’ And ‘Foreign’ Social Identities In The Medieval Sources In The Early Medieval Period", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 8, page no.918-920, August-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1808434.pdf

"Was The Turkish Advent Really ‘Islamic Conquest’ In Nature? The Representation Of ‘Indian’ And ‘Foreign’ Social Identities In The Medieval Sources In The Early Medieval Period", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 8, page no. pp918-920, August-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1808434.pdf