As a postgraduate student at the Department of History, University of Hyderabad, India, I was introduced to Michael Pearson’s scholarship on the Indian Ocean and related studies thereon. While teaching the course “The World of the Indian Ocean,” Professor Rila Mukherjee emphasized Michael Pearson as one of the first to systematically conceptualize the interconnected maritime space of the Indian Ocean, and particularly, in her own work, the Bay of Bengal. Pearson’s many works shaped my research ideas and provided frameworks for my future research interests. In this paper, I will focus on the significant historiographical and conceptual interventions of Michael Pearson and how they shaped the development of my research on magh predation in the northern Bay of Bengal.

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海盗、河口和商业：孟加拉湾北部的马格掠夺

作为印度海得拉巴大学历史系的研究生，我接触到了迈克尔·皮尔逊关于印度洋及其相关研究的奖学金。在教授“印度洋的世界”课程时，里拉·穆克吉教授强调迈克尔·皮尔逊是最早系统地概念化印度洋相互关联的海洋空间的人之一，特别是在她自己的著作中，孟加拉湾。皮尔逊的许多著作塑造了我的研究思路，并为我未来的研究兴趣提供了框架。在本文中，我将重点关注迈克尔·皮尔逊的重要史学和概念干预，以及它们如何影响我的研究发展马格孟加拉湾北部的捕食活动。