Simon DigbySimon Digby (1932-2010) was one of the foremost scholars on pre-Mughal India as well as a prolific writer, translator and collector. He was Honorary Librarian of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, curator in the Department of Easern Art of the Ashmolean Museum of the University of Oxford, and a member of the Oriental Institute of the university. His contribution to the study of Indian history can be seen by a glance through his bibliography, which demonstrates his wide-ranging research into disparate fields. Throughout his illustrious career, he wrote several books that are considered path-breaking in their field, including Wonder Tales of South Asia and War-Horse and Elephant in the Delhi Sultanate. Read More Read Less