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The Rise of Islam and the Bengal Frontier, 1204-1760
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A major modern study of Islam, frontier society, agrarian expansion, and state power in Bengal.
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Bengal Sultanate Independence and Unification
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Est. 1947 · Bengal✺A Bilingual Archive
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Adina Mosque
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Banglapedia reference for one of the major architectural expressions of the Bengal Sultanate period.
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Riyaz-us-Salatin: A History of Bengal
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A key Persian chronicle of Muslim rule in Bengal from the conquest of Nadia in 1204-05 to Plassey in 1757.
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State Formation in Bengal
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Banglapedia reference on state formation, including the Bengal Sultanate phase and its institutional profile.
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The History of Bengal, Vol. II: Muslim Period, 1200-1757
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A standard survey of Bengal from the Turkish conquest through the end of Muslim rule in 1757.
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West Bengal - History
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Britannica historical background used for broader contextual framing of medieval Bengal and regional state formations.
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The Islamic Heritage of Bengal
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A UNESCO volume on Bengal Sultanate and Mughal-era Islamic architecture, inscriptions, and material culture.