Firishta
Firishta ( Persian فرشته, actually Muhammad Qasim Hindu Shah , Persian محمد قاسم هندوشاه, DMG Muḥammad Qāsim Hindū-Šāh ; * 1560 in Astarabad on the shores of the Caspian Sea ; † 1620, 1623 or 1626) was a Persian historian . As a child, his father was called from his homeland to Ahmednagar in Hindustan to teach the young prince Miran Husain Nizam Shah in Persian, with whom Firishta studied together.
His history
His most famous work is his Táríkh-i Firishta ( Persian تاریخ فرشته, DMG Tārīḫ-i Firišta , 'History of Firishta'), which he began to write in 1589. The book consists of three volumes and describes the complete history of ancient India, from its beginnings to 1607. The work has also been translated into Urdu . The book has recently been edited and commented on by the Iranian scholar Mohammadreza Nasiri .
It was translated into English by John Briggs (1785–1875).
literature
- Mahomed Kasim Ferishta: History of the Rise of the Mahomedan Power in India, till the Year AD 1612 . 4 volumes. Reprinted from the London 1829 edition. Oriental Books Reprint Corporation, New Delhi 1981, persian.packhum.org .
- Briggs, John: History of The Rise of the Mahomedan Power in India, till the year ad 1612. Translated from the Original Persian of Mahomed Kasim Ferishta. To which is added, An Account of the Conquest, by the Kings of Hydrabad, of those parts of the Madras Provinces denominated The Ceded Districts and Northern Circars. With copious notes. London, Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1829 ( III )
- Dow, Alexander: The History of Hindostan (2 volumes). London, Becket and Hondt, 1768 ( I , II )
- Dow, Alexander: The story of Hindostan / Muḥammad Qāsim Ferishtā. Translated from Persian by Alexander Dow and after the second improved English edition into German. Leipzig: Junius, 1773
- The History of India, as Told by Its Own Historians. The Muhammadan Period , Volume VI.
Web links
- english.irib.ir: Persian book on Indian history unveiled in Tehran
- english.irib.ir: Famous Persian book on Indian history unveiled in Tehran
- TÁRÍKH-I FIRISHTA OF MUHAMMAD KÁSIM HINDÚ SHÁH, FIRISHTA
- Scholars hail Nasiri's efforts on “Tareekh-e-Farishta”
References and footnotes
| Firishta (alternative names of the lemma) |
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| Muḥammad Qāsim Hindū-Šāh Astarābādī Firišta; Muḥammad Qāsim Hindū Shāh; Astarābādī Firishtah; Ferishta; Muhammad Qasim Hindu Shah; Muhammad Kásim Hindu Sháh Firishta; Firišta, Muḥammad Qāsim Hindū-Šāh Astarābādī; Muḥammad Qāsim Hindū-Šāh Astarābādī; Astarābādī, Muḥammad Qāsim Hindū-Šāh; Hindū-Šāh Astarābādī, Muḥammad Qāsim; Firishtah, Muḥammad Qāsim Hindū-Shāh Astarābādī; Ferishta, Muhammad Qasim; Firishta, Muhammad Kasim; Ferishta, Mahomed Casim; Ferishta, Mahommed Casim; Ferishta, Mahummud Casim; Ferishta, Muhammad Casim; Muhammad Kasim Ibn Hindu Sah; Mahummud Casim Ferishta; Mahomed Kasim Ferishta; Mahommed Casim Ferishta; Firishta |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Firishta |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | فرشته; Farishta; Muhammad Qasim Hindu Shah (real name); محمد قاسم ہندو شاه (Persian); Firišta, Muḥammad Qāsim Hindū-Šāh Astarābādī |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Persian historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1560 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Astarabad on the shores of the Caspian Sea |
| DATE OF DEATH | uncertain: 1620 or 1623 or 1626 |