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© 2020 University of California Press, Berkeley

© 2020 University of California Press, Berkeley

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter I
  2. Contents VII
  3. Illustrations XI
  4. Tables XIII
  5. Note on Translation and Transliteration XV
  6. Acknowledgments XVII
  7. Introduction XXI
  8. PART 1. BENGAL UNDER THE SULTANS
  9. 1. Before the Turkish Conquest 3
  10. 2. The Articulation of Political Authority 22
  11. 3. Early Sufis of the Delta 71
  12. 4. Economy, Society, and Culture 95
  13. 5. Mass Conversion to Islam: Theories and Protagonists 113
  14. PART 2. BENGAL UNDER THE MUGHALS
  15. 6. The Rise of Mughal Power 137
  16. 7. Mughal Culture and Its Diffusion 159
  17. 8. Islam and the Agrarian Order in the East 194
  18. 9. Mosque and Shrine in the Rural Landscape 228
  19. 10. The Rooting of Islam in Bengal 268
  20. 11. Conclusion 305
  21. APPENDIX 1. Mint Towns and Inscription Sites under Muslim Rulers, 1204-1760 317
  22. APPENDIX 2. Principal Muslim Rulers of Bengal 323
  23. Select Bibliography 327
  24. Index 343
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The Rise of Islam and the Bengal Frontier, 1204-1760
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Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter I
  2. Contents VII
  3. Illustrations XI
  4. Tables XIII
  5. Note on Translation and Transliteration XV
  6. Acknowledgments XVII
  7. Introduction XXI
  8. PART 1. BENGAL UNDER THE SULTANS
  9. 1. Before the Turkish Conquest 3
  10. 2. The Articulation of Political Authority 22
  11. 3. Early Sufis of the Delta 71
  12. 4. Economy, Society, and Culture 95
  13. 5. Mass Conversion to Islam: Theories and Protagonists 113
  14. PART 2. BENGAL UNDER THE MUGHALS
  15. 6. The Rise of Mughal Power 137
  16. 7. Mughal Culture and Its Diffusion 159
  17. 8. Islam and the Agrarian Order in the East 194
  18. 9. Mosque and Shrine in the Rural Landscape 228
  19. 10. The Rooting of Islam in Bengal 268
  20. 11. Conclusion 305
  21. APPENDIX 1. Mint Towns and Inscription Sites under Muslim Rulers, 1204-1760 317
  22. APPENDIX 2. Principal Muslim Rulers of Bengal 323
  23. Select Bibliography 327
  24. Index 343
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