Muhammad of Ghor

“But to his own capital Ajmer which the Sultan captured after slaying thousands of its heroic defenders reserving the rest for slavery...The pillars and foundations of its temples were destroyed, and it was despoiled of the greater part of the wealth accumulated in the days of its prosperity”

“Other monarchs may have one son or two sons; I have thousands of sons, my Turkish slaves who will be the heirs of my dominions, and who, after me, will take care to preserve my name in the Khuṭbah (Friday sermon) throughout these territories”