Abstract
The geo-graphical factors of the Indian continent have determined its history. As a landform the
subcontinent has not changed, however historically the political map of the Indian subcontinent
has changed. The abundance of natural resources and hospitable climate has attracted both the
settlers and invaders. Its own settlers were bestowed with all basic necessities and economic
resources and did not need to cross their boundaries and invade the region beyond it. Though
Central Asia was poor in economic resources till Russian imperialism but it appeared as a strong
political power that conquered the world in all directions, North, South, East and West, and
established their strength all over the neighborhood such as India, Iran, Afghanistan, Turkey,
Iraq, China, Mongolia, and even Europe. So it was from ancient times that Central Asia
established its relation over middle of the portion of the globe connecting south, east, west Asia
and Europe and left its socio-cultural and economic impact on the world. The object of this paper
is to analyze the impact of Central Asian Muslim rulers on the Indian sub-continent particularly
with reference to their socio-cultural and economic impact. The north-west of the subcontinent
constitute the modern day Pakistan and is the corridor through which numerous settlers and
invaders from Central Asia entered, first through the western plane territory and then through
the natural obstruction in the north-western mountains. Both regions carry their own territorial
significance related to wars and invasions and a continued transformation of power from one
ruler or dynasty to the other whether inside or outside. Economic incentives have played a
significant role in these invasions and in the socio-cultural transformation of the society as well.
Nabeela Akbar, Jafar Riaz Kataria, Arfan Latif. (2015) Socio-cultural and Economic impact of Central Asian Muslim rulers in Sub-Continent (India), Journal of Indian Studies, Volume 1, Issue 2.
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