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The Rise of Islam and the Bengal Frontier, 1204-1760
Richard M. Eaton
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Paperback. Tracing the long historical encounter between Islamic and Indic civilizations, this work explores how and why such a large Muslim population emerged in Bengal. Series: Comparative Studies on Muslim Societies. Num Pages: 388 pages, 24 b&w photographs, 13 maps. BIC Classification: 1F; 3H; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJF; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 592.
In all of the South Asian subcontinent, Bengal was the region most receptive to the Islamic faith. This area today is home to the world's second-largest Muslim ethnic population. How and why did such a large Muslim population emerge there? And how does such a religious conversion take place? Richard Eaton uses archaeological evidence, monuments, narrative histories, poetry, and Mughal administrative documents to trace the long historical encounter between Islamic and Indic civilizations. Moving from the year 1204, when Persianized Turks from North India annexed the former Hindu states of the lower Ganges delta, to 1760, when the British East ... Read more
In all of the South Asian subcontinent, Bengal was the region most receptive to the Islamic faith. This area today is home to the world's second-largest Muslim ethnic population. How and why did such a large Muslim population emerge there? And how does such a religious conversion take place? Richard Eaton uses archaeological evidence, monuments, narrative histories, poetry, and Mughal administrative documents to trace the long historical encounter between Islamic and Indic civilizations. Moving from the year 1204, when Persianized Turks from North India annexed the former Hindu states of the lower Ganges delta, to 1760, when the British East ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
388
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Series
Comparative Studies on Muslim Societies
Condition
New
Number of Pages
388
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520205079
SKU
V9780520205079
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About Richard M. Eaton
Richard M. Eaton is Professor of History at the University of Arizona, Tucson, and the author of The Sufis of Bijapur (1978).
Reviews for The Rise of Islam and the Bengal Frontier, 1204-1760
"For the study of Islam in Bengal, [The Rise of Islam and the Bengal Frontier, 1207-1760] is . . . the most important book to appear to date, and it deserves to be read by all historians of India and the Islamic world."
International History Review
"Enormously rich and insightful."
American Historical Review
"Magnificent. . . . ... Read more
International History Review
"Enormously rich and insightful."
American Historical Review
"Magnificent. . . . ... Read more