The Rise of Islam and the Bengal Frontier, 1204–1760
  Note on Translation and Transliteration
  Acknowledgments
 expand sectionIntroduction

 collapse section1. Bengal under the Sultans
 expand section1. Before the Turkish Conquest
 expand section2. The Articulation of Political Authority
 expand section3. Early Sufis of the Delta
 expand section4. Economy, Society, and Culture
 expand section5. Mass Conversion to Islam: Theories and Protagonists

 collapse section2. Bengal under the Mughals
 expand section6. The Rise of Mughal Power
 collapse section7. Mughal Culture and Its Diffusion
 •The Political Basis of Mughal Culture in Bengal
 •The Place of Bengal in Mughal Culture
 •The Place of Islam in Mughal Culture
 •The Administration of Mughal Law—the Villagers’ View
 •West Bengal: The Integration of Imperial Authority
 •The Northern Frontier: Resistance to Imperial Authority
 •East Bengal: Conquest and Culture Change
 •Notes
 expand section8. Islam and the Agrarian Order in the East
 expand section9. Mosque and Shrine in the Rural Landscape
 expand section10. The Rooting of Islam in Bengal
 expand section11. Conclusion

  1. Mint Towns and Inscription Sites under Muslim Rulers, 1204–1760
  2. Principal Muslim Rulers of Bengal
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