Turushkas

Turushkas
   The Sanskrit name for Turks frequently found in Hindu inscriptions of the period 1000-1526. In these inscriptions, this term often connotes Muslim invaders as well as those settled in the terri-tories ruled by Hindu rajas.

Historical dictionary of Medieval India. . 2011.

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