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| Preface by the Translator | i to iii | |
| Contents | v to xxiii | |
| Ghulam Husain Salim’s Preface | 1 | |
| Introduction: Section I | 7 | |
| Boundaries and environs of Bengal— Frontiers of Moslem Bengal— Revenue— Standing army— Tiprah— Kuch Behar— Kamrup— Arrakan— Pegu— Orissa. | ||
| Introduction: Section II | 19 | |
| Certain features of Bengal— Mythological traditions— Origin of the name of ‘Bangalah’— Physical aspects— Produce— Character of the people— Land-Revenue— Food of the people— Their dress— Mode of living— Modes of travelling— Manufactures— Natural resources— Fruitery— Rivers. | ||
| Introduction: Section III | 24 | |
| Towns and Cities in Bengal— City of Lakhnauti or Gaur or Jinnatabad— Mint-towns in Bengal during the early Moslem Kings— City of Murshidabad— Ports of Hugli and Satgaon— City of Calcutta— Chandanagore, Chinsurah and Serampore— City of Purniah— City of Dacca or Dhaka, or Jahangirnagar— City of Sunargaon— Chittagong or Chatgaon or Islamabad— Sarkar Bogla— Rangpur and Ghoraghat— Sarkar Mahmūdabad— Sarkar Barbakabad— Sarkar Bazuha— Sarkar Silhat or Sylhet— Sarkar Sharifabad— Sarkar Madaran— Akbarnagar or Rajmahal— Maldah— Shrine of Shah Jallal Tabrizi— Mausoleum of the Saint, Nur Qutbu-l-Alam— English silk and cotton factory in Maldah— English Indigo factory at Goamalti near Gaur— Note on the Sarkars or Districts of Bengal by the Translator. | ||
| Introduction: Section IV | 47 | |
| Rule of the Hindu Chiefs or Raiān over Bengal— Rajah Bhagirat of the Khatri caste— Naj Gouriah of the Kyesth caste— Adisur Kyesth— Bhupal Kyesth— Sukh Sen Kyesth— Sukh Sen Boido— Ballal Sen— Lakhman Sen— Madhu Sen— Kaisu Sen— Sada Sen— Nauj— Rajah Lakhmania, son of Lakhman— Nadia, the Hindu seat of Government in Bengal, under Rajah Lakhmania— Character of Rajah Lakhmania— Domination of certain Hindu Rais or Chiefs in Bengal— Rajah Suraj— Hindus originally worshippers of one God— In the time of Rai Mahraj (probably, Rai Bahdaj), sun-worship introduced into Hindustan by a Persian— Idol-worship introduced into Hindustan by a Dravidian Brahmin from the mountains of Jharkand (Chutia Nagpūr)— Fire-worship introduced into Hindustan by Ibrahim Zardasht (or Zoraster) of Persia— Shangaldip, and his victory over Kedar— India subject to the Scythian Emperors of Persia, the Afrasiabs— Near Ghoraghat and Rangpur, battle between the Scythians and the Hindus under Shangaldip— Afrasiab defeats the Hindus under Shangal— Flight of Shangal to Lakhnauti, and thence to the hills of Tirhut— The Scythians or Mongols ravage Bengal— Shangal surrenders to Afrasiab, who carries him to Turan— Shangal killed at the battle of Hamadan, at the hands of Rustam— Rajah Jaichand— Rajahs of Bengal become independent— Fur (or Porus) subdues Bengal— Porus killed by Alexander— Rajah Madio Rathor conquers Lakhnauti— Rajahs of Bengal subsequently become independent again. | ||