Epigraphy of Muslim Bengal Religious, Cultural and Historical Aspects of Arabic and Persian Inscriptions of West Bengal and Bangladesh, 1205-1707

No overall survey of the Muslim inscriptions in India has ever been attempted on this scale before. The book reveals the significance of epigraphy as a source for Islamic history and culture, and goes on to trace in fascinating detail the diffusion of Islam in Bengal from early merchants, to the mighty Mughals through to the British Raj; covering royalty to Sufis and Khanquahs.Siddiq, Mohammed is the author of 'Epigraphy of Muslim Bengal Religious, Cultural and Historical Aspects of Arabic and Persian Inscriptions of West Bengal and Bangladesh, 1205-1707' with ISBN 9780415297820 and ISBN 0415297826.