Dr. Jayafarali Alichethu Religious Encroachment and Related Discourses on Secular Politics:
Tarikh-i-Firoz Shahi
Tarikh-i-Firoz Shahi • Barani is the greatest of all the contemporary historians of early medieval India, was an exact contemporary of Ghiyasudheen Tughlaq . • In fact, Barani was famous as the elites of the Delhi Sultanate. • His work, Tarikh-i-Firoze Shahi preserves the history of the Delhi Sultanate for one full Century (from the 1250s-1350s). • Work started with Balban and came down to the 6 th year of the reign of Firoz Sha . • The work was completed in 1359 AD and thus was the most important work on the Khalji period, the reign of Muhammed and a part of Firoz Sha Tughlaq . • The chief merit of the book is that, as the author held an important post in the revenue department, he was fully acquainted with revenue administration, which he has been described in details. • Although Barani knew the duties and responsibilities of a historian, he was not free from prejudice. • As a member of the court, no doubt this work is considered to be a first ra
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