Richard Eaton is one of the premier scholars of pre-colonial India. His many publications include The Rise of Islam and the Bengal Frontier, 1204–1760 (1993), India's Islamic Traditions, 711–1750 (2003) and Temple Desecration and Muslim States in Medieval India (2004).

'Richard Eaton has again magisterially pushed back the boundaries of history writing on pre-colonial South Asia. Eight Indian Lives, inspired in part by Vermeer's `finely crafted portraits with their distinctive play of light' (p. 2) follows the fortunes of eight key figures in the history of the Deccan, moving seamlessly from meticulously constructed accounts of their lives to the political, linguistic and physical landscapes they inhabited.' Samira Sheikh, Indian Economic and Social History Review

• 1. Pratapa Rudra (c.1289–1323); 2. Muhammad Gisu Daraz (1321–1421); 3. Mahmud Gawan (1411–81); 4. Rama Raya (1484–1565); 5. Malik Ambar (1548–1626); 6. Tukuram (1608–49); 7. Papadu (1695–1710); 8. Tarabai (1675–1761).

Richard Eaton is one of the premier scholars of pre-colonial India. His many publications include The Rise of Islam and the Bengal Frontier, 1204–1760 (1993), India's Islamic Traditions, 711–1750 (2003) and Temple Desecration and Muslim States in Medieval India (2004).

'Richard Eaton has again magisterially pushed back the boundaries of history writing on pre-colonial South Asia. Eight Indian Lives, inspired in part by Vermeer's `finely crafted portraits with their distinctive play of light' (p. 2) follows the fortunes of eight key figures in the history of the Deccan, moving seamlessly from meticulously constructed accounts of their lives to the political, linguistic and physical landscapes they inhabited.' Samira Sheikh, Indian Economic and Social History Review

• 1. Pratapa Rudra (c.1289–1323); 2. Muhammad Gisu Daraz (1321–1421); 3. Mahmud Gawan (1411–81); 4. Rama Raya (1484–1565); 5. Malik Ambar (1548–1626); 6. Tukuram (1608–49); 7. Papadu (1695–1710); 8. Tarabai (1675–1761).

Richard Eaton is one of the premier scholars of pre-colonial India. His many publications include The Rise of Islam and the Bengal Frontier, 1204–1760 (1993), India's Islamic Traditions, 711–1750 (2003) and Temple Desecration and Muslim States in Medieval India (2004).

'Richard Eaton has again magisterially pushed back the boundaries of history writing on pre-colonial South Asia. Eight Indian Lives, inspired in part by Vermeer's `finely crafted portraits with their distinctive play of light' (p. 2) follows the fortunes of eight key figures in the history of the Deccan, moving seamlessly from meticulously constructed accounts of their lives to the political, linguistic and physical landscapes they inhabited.' Samira Sheikh, Indian Economic and Social History Review

• 1. Pratapa Rudra (c.1289–1323); 2. Muhammad Gisu Daraz (1321–1421); 3. Mahmud Gawan (1411–81); 4. Rama Raya (1484–1565); 5. Malik Ambar (1548–1626); 6. Tukuram (1608–49); 7. Papadu (1695–1710); 8. Tarabai (1675–1761).