The Rise of Islam and the Bengal Frontier, 1204–1760

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Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. Bengal under the Sultans

1. Before the Turkish Conquest

2. The Articulation of Political Authority

3. Early Sufis of the Delta

4. Economy, Society, and Culture

5. Mass Conversion to Islam: Theories and Protagonists

2. Bengal under the Mughals

6. The Rise of Mughal Power

7. Mughal Culture and Its Diffusion

8. Islam and the Agrarian Order in the East

9. Mosque and Shrine in the Rural Landscape

10. The Rooting of Islam in Bengal

11. Conclusion

1. Mint Towns and Inscription Sites under Muslim Rulers, 1204–1760

2. Principal Muslim Rulers of Bengal

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