Sayyid Sulṭān

by D'Hubert, Thibaut

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Sayyid Sulṭān (fl. 1040–55/1630–45) was among the first Bengali Muslim authors to contribute to the spread of the teachings of Islam to the rural populations of eastern Bengal. He composed his epic Nabīvaṃsha (“The Prophet’s lineage”, composed c. 1040–55/1630–45) as a counter to the vernacular versions of Hindu epic poems that were then popular in the Muslim households of eastern Bengal. He was a Ṣūfī and a disciple of a certain Sayyid Ḥasan who came from Gaura, the centre of the regional power

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Sayyid Sulṭān (fl. 1040–55/1630–45) was among the first Bengali Muslim authors to contribute to the spread of the teachings of Islam to the rural populations of eastern Bengal. He composed his epic Nabīvaṃsha (“The Prophet’s lineage”, composed c. 1040–55/1630–45) as a counter to the vernacular versions of Hindu epic poems that were then popular in the Muslim households of eastern Bengal. He was a Ṣūfī and a disciple of a certain Sayyid Ḥasan who came from Gaura, the centre of the regional power

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  • Publisher(s):Brill
  • Language:eng

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  • wc:ALei3730

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eng Islam

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D'Hubert, Thibaut

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