Ian Copland is an Adjunct Professor in the School of Philosophy, History and International Studies at Monash University, Australia.Ian Mabbett is a Research Associate in the Monash Asia Institute, Australia.Asim Roy is an Honorary Fellow in the School of History and Classics at the University of Tasmania, Australia.Kate Brittlebank is an Adjunct Senior Research Fellow in the School of Philosophy, History and International Studies at Monash University, Australia.Adam Bowles is a Lecturer in the School of History, Philosophy, Religion and Classics at the University of Queensland, Australia.

• 1. Introduction  2. Religion and State Formation  3. Orthodoxies in Competition and the Birth of Empire  4. Kings and Sects  5. Dar-ul-Islam  6. The Mughal Dispensation  7. Cohesion and Conflict  8. The Maratha Polity  9. Colonial ‘Neutrality’  10. Religion and Nationalism  11. The Rule of Law  12. Religion and Democracy  13. Conclusion

Ian Copland is an Adjunct Professor in the School of Philosophy, History and International Studies at Monash University, Australia.Ian Mabbett is a Research Associate in the Monash Asia Institute, Australia.Asim Roy is an Honorary Fellow in the School of History and Classics at the University of Tasmania, Australia.Kate Brittlebank is an Adjunct Senior Research Fellow in the School of Philosophy, History and International Studies at Monash University, Australia.Adam Bowles is a Lecturer in the School of History, Philosophy, Religion and Classics at the University of Queensland, Australia.

• 1. Introduction  2. Religion and State Formation  3. Orthodoxies in Competition and the Birth of Empire  4. Kings and Sects  5. Dar-ul-Islam  6. The Mughal Dispensation  7. Cohesion and Conflict  8. The Maratha Polity  9. Colonial ‘Neutrality’  10. Religion and Nationalism  11. The Rule of Law  12. Religion and Democracy  13. Conclusion

Ian Copland is an Adjunct Professor in the School of Philosophy, History and International Studies at Monash University, Australia.Ian Mabbett is a Research Associate in the Monash Asia Institute, Australia.Asim Roy is an Honorary Fellow in the School of History and Classics at the University of Tasmania, Australia.Kate Brittlebank is an Adjunct Senior Research Fellow in the School of Philosophy, History and International Studies at Monash University, Australia.Adam Bowles is a Lecturer in the School of History, Philosophy, Religion and Classics at the University of Queensland, Australia.

• 1. Introduction  2. Religion and State Formation  3. Orthodoxies in Competition and the Birth of Empire  4. Kings and Sects  5. Dar-ul-Islam  6. The Mughal Dispensation  7. Cohesion and Conflict  8. The Maratha Polity  9. Colonial ‘Neutrality’  10. Religion and Nationalism  11. The Rule of Law  12. Religion and Democracy  13. Conclusion