Islam : From Medina to the Maghreb and from the Indies to Istanbul (Paperback)

Introduction  Part 1: Dar Al-Islam  1.1 Ascendancy of the Caliphate and the Assertion of Orthodoxy  1.2 Decadence of the Caliphate: Shi’ite Challenge  1.3 Sunni Reaction: Caliphate and Sultanate  Part 2: Beyond the Western Pale  2.1. Cordoban Caliphate  2.2. Moroccan Sultanates  2.3. Andalusian Enclaves  Part 3: Dar Al-Islam Divided  3.1 The Central Axis of the Turks  3.2: The Orbit of Iran  Part 4: Beyond The Eastern Pale  4.1. Afghans, Turks and Their Delhi Sultanate  4.2. Regional Gravity  4.3. The Mughals: Advent  4.4. The Deccan: The Qutbshahi and Adilshahi Sultanates  4.5. The Mughals: Apogee  Epilogue: Hindustani Syncretism  Glossary  Further Reading  Index