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Tarikh - i -Mubarak Shahi • The book begins with an account of the rise of the Kingdom of Ghor in the 12th Century A.D under Sultan Baha - ud -din Sam, the nephew of Sultan Ala- ud -din Jahan Soz . • This was the work of Ahmad Sirhindi , it is an important source of the Sayyid Dynasty during the 15 th  Century. • It gives a brief account of the earlier Sultan of Delhi. • It mainly deals with the military and political activities of the Sayyid rulers. Like other sources, it too serves as an important source of information of medieval Indian History . • The Tarikh-i-Mubarakshahi by Yahiya Bin Ahmad Bin Abdullah Sirhindi was written originally into Persian. The present book is a translation of the original Persian work by H. Beveridge . It is regarded as a standard and authoritative translation of the original Persian work.   Read the book on  https://ia801603.us.archive.org/5/items/in.ernet.dli.2015.512165/2015.512165.The-Tarikh-I-Mub...

Al Biruni’s Tarikh - ul -Hind • Al Biruni was a prominent Muslim ideologist and one of the greatest intellectuals of the 11 th  Century. He was a theologian, philosopher, mathematician, astronomer, etc. • He accompanied  Mahmud of Ghazni  on his expedition to India. Besides, he travelled the land, studied the Sanskrit language , religion, and philosophy of Indians.  • He even translated two Sanskrit works into Arabic. • He wrote the classics account of the country and its people in Arabic, entitled “ Tarikh - ul -Hind” (An Enquiry into India), which was later translated into Persian. • It dealt with the affairs of India when Sultan Mahmud Invaded to India. • This work serves as an important source of information on the socio-religious condition of India during the time of Mahmud of Ghazni . For  full text  http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/digital/collections/cul/texts/ldpd_5949073_002/ldpd_5949073_002.pdf

Khazain -al Futuh/ Tarikh-i-Ilahi • Written by Amir Khusrov , was a contemporary to all Sultans of Delhi from Jalaludheen Khilji to Muhammed bn Tughluq . • He was an Indian scholar. He has to his credit about half a dozen historical works.  • He adorned the courts of all the Sultans from Balban to Ghiasuddin Tughla as the poet laureate. • Also, he was more popularly known as Tuti -e-Hind (The parrot of India). • As he was an eye witness of most of the happenings his narrative work is of great value . Read the original  https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.280754

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 consider...

Tabaqat-i- Nasiri • Another important work written by Minhaj - ud -din Siraj , was a 13 th  Century exceptional historian. • A Chief Qazi in Delhi under Nasir - ud -Din Mahmud • Translated by  Raverty to English • This work gave an account of the conquest of Hindustan by Muhammed of Ghor . • This book is a vital source of the early history Sultanate. • He produced an elaborate history of the Islamic world in 23 small but compact volumes or books entitled “ Tabaqat-i-Nasiri .  •  This work is brief and straight forward. It deals with the birth of Islam, the history of the Caliph and Muslim rulers of various countries and periods. It narrates the story of Muslim India up to sixties of the 13 th Century. • Also it is an important source book for the reconstruction of the history of foundation of Muslim rule in Bengal. The history of the first fifty years of Muslim rule in Bengal is found only in this text. Tap the link for full English t...

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Kitab-ul Yamini Written by Abu Nasr Ibn Muhammed al Jabbar -al Utbi . Give us the information about the reign of Subuktigin and Mahmud Gazni  up to  1020AD. Utbi has not given any details, nor gave us exact dates also. But his works have been considered as one of the most authentic works of  the early life and activities of Mahmud Gazni. Read the full work https://archive.org/details/kitabiyaminihis00reyngoog/page/n5/mode/2up

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