James Skinner's treatise on India's caste system was based on Sanskrit sources that were later translated into Persian.
Sources
- The Library of Congress Has Digitized 155 Persian Texts Dating ... (smithsonianmag.com)
- http://perso-indica.net/work/treatises_of_mixed_contents/tasrih_al-aqwam (perso-indica.net)
- https://sites.asiasociety.org/princesandpainters/tashrih-al-aqvam-album/ (sites.asiasociety.org)
- https://ranasafvi.com/james-skinner-and-tashrih-al-aqvam/ (ranasafvi.com)
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