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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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Alauddin Husain Shah Begins Hussain Shahi Rule in Bengal
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Alauddin Husain Shah
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Banglapedia biographical overview of Alauddin Husain Shah, founder of the Husain Shahi ruling line in Bengal.
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Husain Shah
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Banglapedia profile of Alauddin Husain Shah, useful for the Husain Shahi dynasty in Bengal (1494-1538), rulers, and dynastic chronology.
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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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The Islamic Heritage of Bengal
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A UNESCO volume on Bengal Sultanate and Mughal-era Islamic architecture, inscriptions, and material culture.