| The Rise of Islam and the Bengal Frontier, 1204–1760 |
| Note on Translation and Transliteration |
| Acknowledgments |
| 1 |  | Introduction |
| 30 |  | 1. Bengal under the Sultans |
| 5 | | 1. Before the Turkish Conquest |
| • | Bengal in Prehistory |
| 4 | • | Early Indo-Aryan Influence in Bengal |
| • | The Rise of Early Medieval Hindu Culture |
| • | The Diffusion of Bengali Hindu Civilization |
| 1 | • | Notes |
| 10 | | 2. The Articulation of Political Authority |
| 3. Early Sufis of the Delta |
| 2 | | 4. Economy, Society, and Culture |
| 13 | | 5. Mass Conversion to Islam: Theories and Protagonists |
| 23 | | 2. Bengal under the Mughals |
| 6. The Rise of Mughal Power |
| 7. Mughal Culture and Its Diffusion |
| 1 | | 8. Islam and the Agrarian Order in the East |
| 9. Mosque and Shrine in the Rural Landscape |
| 22 | | 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 |
| Select Bibliography |