Kachchh - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE - مرکز و کتابخانه مطالعات اسلامی به زبان های اروپایی

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" Kachchh - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE "
McLeod, John

Document Type	:	AL
Language of Document	:	English
Record Number	:	1062384
Doc. NO	:	ALei2781
Main Entry	:	McLeod, John
Title & Author	:	Kachchh - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE\ McLeod, John
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE
Note	:	(2,060 words)
Abstract	:	The history of Kachchh (Kachchh, often spelt Kutch) in western India has been affected by its status as a maritime centre and by its geographical location between Sind and Gujarat (Gujarāt). The region’s ports long handled much of the overseas trade of the northern Indian subcontinent, and for centuries Kachchhī sailors have ranged across the Indian Ocean. 1. Population The Arab conquest of Sind in 90–2/709–11 placed Kachchh on the frontier between Muslim-dominated Sind to the north and the Hindu-ruled states of Saurāshtra (now
Subject	:	Islam.
electronic file name	:	ALei2781.pdf