Contents: I. Muslim conquest of Bengal: 1. Sections 1, 3-6/Kalika Ranjan Qanungo. 2. Section2/Jadunath Sarkar. Appendices: A. Race, parentage and dates of Md. Bakhtyar Khilji/K.R. Qanungo. B. Geographical notes/K.R. Qanungo. C. Coins and chronology of Iwaz/K.R. Qanungo. II. Bengal under the Mamluks (1227-87)/K.R. Qanungo. III. Bengal under the house of Balban/K.R. Qanungo. Appendix A. Chronology/K.R. Qanungo. IV. Rise of the Ilyas Shahi dynasty: 1. Sections 1 and 7/Jadunath Sarkar. 2. Sections 2-6, and 8/Nirod Bhusan Roy. V. Intervening Hindu dynasty: 1. Sections 1-3/Jadunath Sarkar. 2. Section 4/K.R. Qanungo. VI. Later Ilyas Shahis and the Abyssinians (1442-1498)/A.B.M. Habibullah. VII. Husain Shahi dynasty (1493-1538)/A.B.M. Habibullah. VIII. Bengal under imperial Afghan rule/Nirod Bhusan Roy. IX. Last Afghan Sultans, (1553-1575)/Jadunath Sarkar. X. First Mughal conquest of Bengal/Jadunath Sarkar. XI. Man Singh Kachhwa, Viceroy/Jadunath Sarkar. XII. Transformation of Bengal under Mughal rule/Jadunath Sarkar. XIII. State of Bengal under Jahangir/Sudhindra Nath Bhattacharya. XIV. Conquests of Islam Khan (1608-1613)/Sudhindra Nath Bhattacharya. Appendix. Islam Khan’s dates/Sudhindra Nath Bhattacharya. XV. Last achievements of Islam Khan/Sudhindra Nath Bhattacharya. XVI. Twenty years of stagnation and reverse (1613-1633)/Sudhindra Nath Bhattacharya. XVII. Bengal under Shah Jahan/Jadunath Sarkar. XVIII. Mir Jumla in Bengal 1659-1663:1. Sections 1 and 2/Jagadish Narayan Sarkar. 2. Sections 3-5/Jadunath Sarkar. XIX. The Portuguese in Bengal/Surendra Nath Sen. XX. Bengal under Shaista, Khan and Ibrahim Khan/Jadunath Sarkar. XXI. Bengal under Murshid Quli Khan/Jadunath Sarkar. XXII. Shuja-‘ud-din Md. Khan/Kali Kinkar Datta. XXIII. Alivardi Khan/Kali Kinkar Datta. XXIV. Marathas in Bengal/Jadunath Sarkar. XXV. Siraj-ud-daulah/Jadunath Sarkar. XXVI. End of Muslim rule/Jadunath Sarkar. Bibliography/Jadunath Sarkar. Index/Nirod Bhusan Roy.
"This book The History of Bengal is presented in two volumes. Vol. I containing 17 chapters covers the Hindu Period and is profusely illustrated with maps and plates. This volume is edited by Prof. R.C. Majumdar who served as Vice-Chancellor of the Dacca University. Vol. II edited by Sir Jadunath Sarkar, Ex-Vice-Chancellor of Calcutta University contains 26 chapters and covers the history of Bengal during 1200-1757 A.D, starting from Muslim conquest of Bengal and ending with the rule of Siraj-ud-daulah.
In writing this book of history the authors have strictly confined themselves to the data definitely applicable to the geographical limits of Bengal.
This authentic reference book is extremely useful for the students and research workers in history." (jacket)
