Ālāol

by D'Hubert, Thibaut

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Ālāol (ʿAlāwal in Arabic script, fl. 1061–82/1651–71), one of the most prolific authors of premodern Bengali literature, was born in central Bengal, in the Afghan chiefdom of Fatiḥābād, which became part of the Mughal empire in about 1019/1610. ʿAlāwal may be an abridged and corrupted form of a name such as ʿAlāʾ al-Dīn and it is commonly found among Afghans living in India during this period (d’Hubert, 288–90). After being captured by Luso-Arakanese raiders (Arakanese flotillas led by Portugue…

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Ālāol (ʿAlāwal in Arabic script, fl. 1061–82/1651–71), one of the most prolific authors of premodern Bengali literature, was born in central Bengal, in the Afghan chiefdom of Fatiḥābād, which became part of the Mughal empire in about 1019/1610. ʿAlāwal may be an abridged and corrupted form of a name such as ʿAlāʾ al-Dīn and it is commonly found among Afghans living in India during this period (d’Hubert, 288–90). After being captured by Luso-Arakanese raiders (Arakanese flotillas led by Portuguese freebooters) and deported

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  • Publisher(s):Brill
  • Language:eng

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  • wc:ALei3608

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eng Islam

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D'Hubert, Thibaut

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