I. The Impact of the Arabs

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Preface V
3. Contents IX
4. Part One: The Early Invasions and the Delhi Sultanate, 712-1526
5. Chronology and Dynasties 2
6. I. The Impact of the Arabs 3
7. II. The Heritage of Ghazni and Bukhara 22
8. III. The Establishment of the Delhi Sultanate 37
9. IV. Consolidation of Muslim Rule in the North 55
10. V. Expansion in the South: The Khaljis and the Tughluqs 61
11. VI. The Disintegration of the Sultanate 76
12. VII. The Administrative System of the Sultanate 86
13. VIII. Society and Culture under the Sultanate 107
14. IX. The Interaction of Islam and Hinduism 123
15. Part Two: The Mughal Period, 1526-1858
16. Chronology and Dynasties, 1526-1858 134
17. X. The Establishment of the Mughal Empire 135
18. XI. The Age of Akbar 143
19. XII. Religion at Akbar's Court 156
20. XIII. The Orthodox Reaction 166
21. XIV. The Age of Splendor 175
22. XV. Aurangzeb 189
23. ΧVI. Mughal Administration 209
24. XVII. Economic and Social Developments under the Mughals 223
25. XVIII. The Mughals and the Arts 238
26. XIX. A Century of Political Decline: 1707-1803 254
27. XX. The Beginning of a New Era: 1803-1857 277
28. XXI. Conclusion 295
29. Glossary and Suggested Readings 297
30. Glossary 299
31. Suggested Readings 308
32. Index 311