The Rise of Islam and the Bengal Frontier, 1204-1760 (Comparative Studies on Muslim Societies , No 17)
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: July 31, 1996
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 388
ISBN-13: 9780520205079
Subjects: Asian / Middle Eastern history; Islamic Studies; c 1000 CE to c 1500; c 1500 to c 1600; c 1600 to c 1700; c 1700 to c 1800; Religion; Religion - World Religions; ASIA; Asia - India & South Asia; Islam - History; History / General
First sentence: Physically, the Bengal delta is a flat, low-lying floodplain in the shape of a great horseshoe, its open part facing the Bay of Bengal to the south.