8. The Diplomat-Saints of Ferghana

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1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Note on Transliteration ix
4. Introduction: Beyond the Great Game 1
5. 1. A Persianate Cosmopolis 29
6. 2. The Reviver of the Second Millennium 61
7. 3. Transporting Sacred Knowledge 91
8. 4. How Peshawar Revived Bukhara’s Sanctity 111
9. 5. The Saint and the Khan 137
10. 6. Peshawar in Turmoil 160
11. 7. Guardians of the Caravans 190
12. 8. The Diplomat-Saints of Ferghana 207
13. 9. From Swat to Kabul 222
14. Conclusion: The Sage of North Waziristan 246
15. Appendix A: Key Reigns and Events by Region, 1700–1900 265
16. Appendix B: Patterns of Reproduction of Practical Sufi Handbooks 273
17. Notes 287
18. Acknowledgments 337
19. Index 341