Contents

• Note on Translation and Transliteration
• 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
• Select Bibliography