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This volume, deals with inscriptions of more than six centuries of Muslim rule in Bengal (ad 1233-1855). The author Shamsud-din Ahmed has systematically organized the mass of material scattered over several books and scholarly journals in this volume. Divided into five chapters, he has deciphered and edited all available epigraphic records of the Muslim rulers of Bengal. The epigraphic records of the pre-Suri period are distinguished by their comparative documentary value from those of the succeeding periods. The inscriptions of the Ilyas Shahi, Habshi and Husain Shahi Sultans are replete with references to the legal status of the ruler, the official titles of the provincial governor and the nomenclature of the administrative units into which the kingdom of Bengal might have been divided.

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Author:   Shamsud-din Ahmed ,  Ananda Bhattacharyya
Publisher:   Manohar Publishers and Distributors
Imprint:   Manohar Publishers and Distributors
Weight:   1.000kg
ISBN:  

9789390035625

ISBN 10:   9390035627
Pages:   361
Publication Date:   12 October 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Language:   Arabic, English

Table of Contents

Foreword ix Introduction xi Introduction to the reprint edition by ananda bhattacharyya and sankar kumar biswas xxix 1. Izzud-din tughril tughan khan 1 2. Jalalud-din masud Jani . 4 3. muhammad arsalan tatar khan 9 4. ruknud-din kaikaus 11 5. shamsud-din firoz shah 24 The Independent Sultans of Bengal 1. shamsud-din ilyas shah 31 2. sikander shah 34 3. ghiyathud-din azam shah 41 4. Jalalud-din muhammad shah 44 5. nasirud-din mahmud shah 49 6. ruknud-din barbak shah 68 7. shamsud-din yusuf shah 92 8. Jalalud-din abul muzaffar fath shah 113 9. saifu-din firoz shah ii (interim rule) 128 10. nasirud-din mahmud ii 138 11. shamsud-din muzaffar shah 143 12. alaud-din husain shah 149 13. nasirud-din nusrat shah 207 14. alaud-din firoz shah iii 234 15. ghiyath-din mahmud shah 236 Afghan Rulers of Bengal 1. ghiyathud-din bahadur shah 241 2. ghiyath ud-din Jalal shah 248 3. sulaiman karrani 250 Mughal Emperors 1. Jalalud-din muhammad akbar 256 2. nuruddin muhammad Jahangir 269 3. shihabud-din muhammad shah Jahan 271 4. mohiud-din muhammad aurangzeb 285 5. muhammad shah 295 6. ahmad Shah 303 7. alamgir II 305 8. shah alam II 306 9. bahadur shah ii 308 Miscellaneous Inscription 1. sher shah 310 index to the text 339 index to the introduction 359

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Shamsud-din Ahmed (1889-1987) an archaeologist and numismatist, was born in Dewanpara in Murshidabad district. In 1927 joined as Assistant Curator of the Indian Museum, Calcutta. Ananda Bhattacharyya is Assistant Director, Directorate of State Archives, Government of West Bengal, Calcutta.

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