The History of India as told by its own Historians
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The History of India, as Told by Its Own Historians. The Muhammadan Period is a book with eight volumes written by H. M. Elliot and edited by John Dowson
. The book was published in 1867-1877 in London
. It is a well-known and reputed reference work for the history of medieval India. Despite being over 130 years old, it is still used by historians. The book contains translations of medieval Muslim chronicles.
The historian Lanepoole (1903) praised this work by saying:
This historical book has been reprinted several times and book is also available online.
John Dowson
John Dowson M.R.A.S. was a British orientalist. A noted scholar of Hinduism he taught in India for much of his life. His book Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology remains one of the most comprehensive and authoritative works on the topic....
. The book was published in 1867-1877 in London
London
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. It is a well-known and reputed reference work for the history of medieval India. Despite being over 130 years old, it is still used by historians. The book contains translations of medieval Muslim chronicles.
The historian Lanepoole (1903) praised this work by saying:
- To realize Medieval India there is no better way than to dive into the eight volumes of the priceless History of IndiaIndiaIndia , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
as Told by its Own Historians… a revelation of Indian life as seen through the eyes of the Persian court annalists.
This historical book has been reprinted several times and book is also available online.
Contents
- Volume I: Introduction
- Early Arab Geographers
- Historians of Sind
- Volume II: To the Year A.D. 1260
- Táríkhu-l Hind of Biruni
- Táríkh Yamíní of 'Utbí
- Táríkhu-s Subuktigín of Baihakí
- Jawami ul-HikayatJawami ul-HikayatJawāmi ul-Hikāyāt wa Lawāmi' ul-Riwāyāt is a famous collection of Persian anecdotes written in the early 13th century. It is written by Zahiriddin Nasr Muhammad Aufi, who lived during the reign of Shamsuddin Iltutmish Jawāmi ul-Hikāyāt wa Lawāmi' ul-Riwāyāt (also transcribed Djami al-Hikayat and...
of Muhammad 'ÚfíZahiriddin Nasr Muhammad AufiSadiduddin Muhammad Aufi was a Persian historian, scientist, and author.-Biography:Born in Bukhara, Aufi grew up during the apex of the Islamic Golden Age, and spent many years traveling, exploring, and lecturing to the common folk and the royalty alike in Delhi, Khorasan, Khwarizm, Samarkand,... - Táju-l Ma-ásir of Hasan Nizámí
- Kámilu-t Tawáríkh of Ibn Asír
- Nizámu-t Tawáríkh of Baizáwí
- Tabakát-i Násirí of Minháju-s Siráj
- Jahán Kushá of Juwainí
- Volume III: To the Year A.D. 1398
- Jámi'u-t Tawáríkh, of Rashid-al-Din
- Tazjiyatu-l Amsár wa Tajriyatu-l Ásár, of 'Abdu-llah, Wassáf
- Táríkh-i Binákití, of Fakhru-d dín, Binákití
- Táríkh-i Guzída, of Hamdu-lla, Mustaufí
- Táríkh-i 'Aláí; or, Khazáínu-l Futúh, of Amir Khusru: (History of Alauddin KhiljiAlauddin KhiljiAli Gurshap Khan better known by his titular name as Sultan Ala-ud-din Khilji was the second ruler of the Turko-Afghan Khilji dynasty in India.He was a well and capable ruler. He belonged to the Afghanized Turkic tribe of the Khiljis...
) - Táríkh-i Fíroz Sháhí, of Ziauddin BaraniZiauddin BaraniZiauddin Barani was a Muslim historian and political thinker who lived in India during Muhammad bin Tughlaq and Firuz Shah's reign. He was best known for composing the Tarikh-i-Firuz Shahi, a major historical work on medieval India, which covers the period from the reign of Ghiyas ud din Balban to...
: (History of Firuz Shah) - Táríkh-i Fíroz Sháhí, of Shams-i Siráj, 'Afíf
- Futuhát-i Fíroz Sháhí, of Sultán Firoz Shah
- Malfúzát-i Tímúrí, or Túzak-i Tímúrí: The Autobiography of TimurTimurTimur , historically known as Tamerlane in English , was a 14th-century conqueror of West, South and Central Asia, and the founder of the Timurid dynasty in Central Asia, and great-great-grandfather of Babur, the founder of the Mughal Dynasty, which survived as the Mughal Empire in India until...
- Zafar-náma, of Sharafu-d dín, Yazdí
- Volume IV: To the Year A.D. 1450
- Táríkh-i Háfiz Abrú
- Táríkh-i Mubárak Sháhí, of Yahyá bin Ahmad
- Matla'u-s Sa'dain, of Abdur RazzaqAbdur Razzaq (traveller)Kamal-ud-Din Abd-ur-Razzaq ibn Ishaq Samarqandi, , was a Persian chronicler and Islamic scholar. He was the ambassador of Shah Rukh, the Timurid dynasty ruler of Persia to Calicut, India, from January 1442 to January 1445...
- Rawżat aṣ-ṣafāʾ,of MirkhondMirkhondMīr-Khvānd, Moḥammad ibn Khvāndshāh ibn Maḥmūd was a noted Persian-language historian of the fifteenth century. Born in 1433 in Bukhārā, present-day Uzbekistan, the son of a pious man belonging to an old Bukhāran family of sayyids, or direct descendants of Muḥammad, Mīr-Khvvānd grew up and died in...
- Khulásatu-l Akhbár, of Khondamir
- Dastúru-l Wuzrá, of Khondamír
- Habib al-SiyarHabib al-SiyarḤabīb as-siyar is a historical work by Islamic scholar Ghiyāś ad-Dīn Moḥammad Khwāndamīr....
, of Khondamir - Táríkh-i Ibráhímí; or, Táríkh-i Humáyúní, of Ibráhím bin Harírí
- Tuzk-e-Babri; or, Wáki'át-i Bábarí: The Autobiography of BaburBaburBabur was a Muslim conqueror from Central Asia who, following a series of setbacks, finally succeeded in laying the basis for the Mughal dynasty of South Asia. He was a direct descendant of Timur through his father, and a descendant also of Genghis Khan through his mother...
- Tabakát-i Bábarí, of Shaikh Zain
- Lubbu-t Tawáríkh, of Yahya bin 'Abdu-l Latíf
- Nusakh-i Jahán-árá, of Kází Ahmad
- Táríkh-i Sher Sháhí; or, Tuhfat-i Akbar Sháhí, of 'Abbás Khán Sarwání
- Táríkh-i Dáúdí, of 'Abdu-lla
- Volume V: End of the Afghan Dynasty and the First Thirty-Eight Years of the Reign of Akbar
- Táríkh-i Salátín-i Afághana, of Ahmad Yádgár
- Makhzan-i Afghání and Táríkh-i Khán-Jahán Lodí, of Ni'amatu-lla
- Humáyún-náma, of Khondamir
- Táríkh-i Rashídí, of Haidar Mirzá Doghlat
- Tazkiratu-l Wáki'át, of Jauhar
- Táríkh-i Alfí, of Mauláná Ahmad and others
- Tabakát-i Akbarí, of Nizamuddin AhmadNizamuddin AhmadKhwaja Nizam-ud-Din Ahmad was a Muslim historian of late medieval India. He was son of Muhammad Muqim-i-Harawi. He was Akbar's Mir Bakhshi...
, Bakhshí - Muntakhab al-Tawarikh; or, Táríkh-i Badáúní, of Mullá `Abd al-Qadir Bada'uni
- Volume VI: Akbar and Jahangir
- Volume VII: From Shah-Jahan to the Early Years of the Reign of Muhammad Shah
- Padshahnama, of Muhammad Amín Kazwíní
- Bádsháh-náma, of Abdul Hamid LahoriAbdul Hamid LahoriAbdul Hamid Lahori was a traveller and historian during the period of Shah Jahan who later became a court historian of Shah Jahan. He wrote the book Padshahnama also referred as Badshahnama, about the reign of Shah Jahan. He has described Shah Jahan's life and activities during the first twenty...
- Sháh Jahán-náma, of 'Ináyat Khán
- Bádsháh-náma, of Muhammad Wáris
- Amal-i Sálih, of Muhammad Sálih Kambú
- Sháh Jahán-náma, of Muhammad Sádik Khán
- Majálisu-s Salátín, of Muhammad Sharíf Hanafí
- Táríkh-i Mufazzalí, of Mufazzal Khán
- Mir-át-i 'Álam, Mir-át-i Jahán-numá, of Bakhtáwar Khán
- Zínatu-t Tawáríkh, of 'Azízu-llah
- Lubbu-t Tawáríkh-i Hind, of Ráí Bhárá Mal
- Álamgír-náma, of Muhammad Kázim
- Ma-ásir-i 'Álamgírí, of Muhammad Sákí Musta'idd Khán
- Futuhát-i 'Álamgírí, of Muhammad Ma'súm
- Táríkh-i Mulk-i Áshám, of Shahábu-d dín Tálásh
- Wakái, of Ni'amat Khán
- Jang-náma, of Ni'amat Khán
- Ruka'át-i 'Álamgírí, of the Emperor Aurangzeb
- Muntakhabu-l Lubáb, of Kháfí Khán
- Táríkh, of Irádat Khán
- Táríkh-i Bahádur Sháhí
- Táríkh-i Sháh 'Álam Bahádur Sháhí
- Ibrat-náma, of Muhammad Kásim
- Volume VIII: To End of the Muhammadan Empire in India
See also
- History of IndiaHistory of IndiaThe history of India begins with evidence of human activity of Homo sapiens as long as 75,000 years ago, or with earlier hominids including Homo erectus from about 500,000 years ago. The Indus Valley Civilization, which spread and flourished in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent from...
- Mughal EmpireMughal EmpireThe Mughal Empire , or Mogul Empire in traditional English usage, was an imperial power from the Indian Subcontinent. The Mughal emperors were descendants of the Timurids...
- Muslim conquest in the Indian subcontinentMuslim conquest in the Indian subcontinentMuslim conquest in South Asia mainly took place from the 13th to the 16th centuries, though earlier Muslim conquests made limited inroads into the region, beginning during the period of the ascendancy of the Rajput Kingdoms in North India, from the 7th century onwards.However, the Himalayan...
- Negationism in India - Concealing the Record of IslamNegationism in India - Concealing the Record of IslamNegationism in India: Concealing the Record of Islam is a book by Koenraad Elst published in 1992.The book attempts to demonstrate that there exists a 'prohibition' of criticism of Islam and a denial of its 'historic crimes against humanity' that amounts to censorship, comparing it to Holocaust...
- History of PakistanHistory of PakistanThe 1st known inhabitants of the modern-day Pakistan region are believed to have been the Soanian , who settled in the Soan Valley and Riwat almost 2 million years ago. Over the next several thousand years, the region would develop into various civilizations like Mehrgarh and the Indus Valley...
- History of BangladeshHistory of BangladeshThe history of Bangladesh as a nation state began in 1971, when it seceded from Pakistan. Prior to the creation of Pakistan in 1947, modern-day Bangladesh was part of ancient, classical, medieval and colonial India....
Further reading
- The History of India, as Told by Its Own Historians. The Muhammadan Period; by Sir H. M. Elliot; Edited by John Dowson; London Trubner Company 1867–1877 Vol I-VIII - Posted by: Packard Humanities InstitutePackard Humanities InstituteThe Packard Humanities Institute is a non-profit foundation, established in 1987, and located in Los Altos, California, which funds projects in a wide range of conservation concerns in the fields of archaeology, music, film preservation, and historic conservation, plus Greek epigraphy , with an...
; Persian Texts in Translation