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Epigraphy and Islamic Culture - Inscriptions of the Early Muslim Rulers of Bengal (1205-1494) (Paperback)
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Epigraphy and Islamic Culture - Inscriptions of the Early Muslim Rulers of Bengal (1205-1494) (Paperback)
Series: Routledge Contemporary South Asia Series
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Architectural inscriptions are a fascinating aspect of Islamic
cultural heritage because of their rich and diverse historical
contents and artistic merits. These inscriptions help us understand
the advent of Islam and its gradual diffusion in Bengal, which
eventually resulted in a Muslim majority region, making the Bengali
Muslims the second largest linguistic group in the Islamic world.
This book is an interpretive study of the Arabic and Persian
epigraphic texts of Bengal in the wider context of a rich
epigraphic tradition in the Islamic world. While focusing on
previously untapped sources, it takes a fresh look into the Islamic
inscriptions of Bengal and examines the inner dynamics of the
social, intellectual and religious transformations of this eastern
region of South Asia. It explores many new inscriptions including
Persian epigraphs that appeared immediately after the Muslim
conquest of Bengal indicating an early introduction of Persian
language in the region through a cultural interaction with Khurasan
and Central Asia. In addition to deciphering and editing the
epigraphic texts, the information derived from them has been
analyzed to construct the political, administrative, social,
religious and cultural scenario of the period. The first survey of
the Muslim inscriptions in India ever to be attempted on this
scale, the book reveals the significance of epigraphy as a source
for Islamic history and culture. As such, it will be of interest to
students and scholars of Asian Studies, Asian History and Islamic
Studies.
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