Ebook: Mughal Rule in India

First paragraph of Chapter 1:
"On the eve of Babur's invasion, India was parcelled out among numerous mutually warring, states. There was no paramount power in the country and a struggle for supremacy Was going on. India was not in a position to present a united front to any enemy who might possess the audacity and ambition to carve out an Empire for himself. According to Dr. Ishwaxi Prasad, India was "a congeries of states at the opening of the 16th century and likely to be the easy prey of an invader who had the strength and will to attempt her conquest." "