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'''Khwaja Nizam-ud-Din Ahmad''' (also spelled as '''Nizam ad-Din Ahmad''' and '''Nizam al-Din Ahmad''') (born 1551, died 1621/1030 AH) was a [[Muslim historian]] of late medieval [[India]]. He was son of Muhammad Muqim-i-Harawi. He was [[Akbar]]'s ''Mir Bakhshi''. His work, the ''Tabaqat-i-Akbari'', is a comprehensive work on general history covering the time from the [[Ghaznavids]] up to 1593-4.<ref name=ds>Majumdar, R.C. (ed.) (2006). ''The Delhi Sultanate'', Mumbai: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, p.757</ref>
'''Khwaja Nizam-ud-Din Ahmad Bakshi''' (also spelled as '''Nizam ad-Din Ahmad''' and '''Nizam al-Din Ahmad''') (born 1551, died 1621/1030 AH) was a [[Muslim historian]] of late medieval [[India]]. He was son of Muhammad Muqim-i-Harawi. He was [[Akbar]]'s ''[[Mir Bakhshi]]''. His work, the ''Tabaqat-i-Akbari'', is a comprehensive work on general history covering the time from the [[Ghaznavids]] (986-7) up to the 38th year of Akbar's reign (1593-4/1002 AH).<ref name=ds>Majumdar, R.C. (ed.) (2006). ''The Delhi Sultanate'', Mumbai: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, p.757</ref><ref>Shyam, Radhey (1981), The Kingdom of Khandesh, Delhi:Idarah-i-Adabiyat-i-Delli, p.x</ref> The author quoted twenty-nine authorities in his work, some of which are entirely lost to us now.<ref name=ds/>


==The Tabaqat-i-Akbari==
==See also==
*[[Muntakhab al-Tawarikh]]
The work is a general history of India from 986-7 to 38th year of Akbar's reign (1593-4/1002 AH).<ref>Shyam, Radhey (1981), The Kingdom of Khandesh, Delhi:Idarah-i-Adabiyat-i-Delli, p.x</ref> The author quoted twenty-nine authorities in his work, some of which are entirely lost to us now.<ref name=ds/>


==Notes==
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==See also==
*[[Muntakhab al-Tawarikh]]
* The 5 minute film 'Vishwaas Ki Goonj / The Echo Of Faith', filmed in Nizamuddin Dargah, brings to us the universal message of Sufism and conveys mankind's ability to practice and uphold the notion of 'oneness of beings'. Directed and presented by filmmaker Basant P. Tolani in 2007, the film has Received an Award and First Prize in Global Festival of Films on Peace and Spirituality 2008 by [http://www.aaft.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=837&Itemid=200 IFTC (International Films & Television Club) and AAFT (Asian Academy Of Films and Television)]. The video is available in YouTube for viewing.


==References==
==References==
*[[Brajendranath De]]; Baini Prashad (eds.) ''The Ṭabaqāt-i-Akbarī of K̲h̲wājah Nizāmuddīn Ahmad : a history of India from the early Musalman invasions to the thirty-sixth year of the reign of Akbar'' by Niẓām al-Dīn Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad Muqīm; Calcutta : Asiatic Society, 1927, 1973 (3 vols.)
* [[Brajendranath De]]; Baini Prashad (eds.) ''The Ṭabaqāt-i-Akbarī of K̲h̲wājah Nizāmuddīn Ahmad : a history of India from the early Musalman invasions to the thirty-sixth year of the reign of Akbar'' by Niẓām al-Dīn Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad Muqīm; Calcutta : Asiatic Society, 1927, 1973 (3 vols.)
*Nizamuddin Ahmad, Khwajah.'' The ṭabaqāt-i-Akbarī''. Edited by Brajendranath De and M. Hidayat Hosein. 3 vols. Calcutta: Bibliotheca Indica, 1931–35. Translated by B. De. 3 vols. Calcutta: Bibliotheca Indica, 1927–39.
* Nizamuddin Ahmad, Khwajah.'' The ṭabaqāt-i-Akbarī''. Edited by Brajendranath De and M. Hidayat Hosein. 3 vols. Calcutta: Bibliotheca Indica, 1931–35. Translated by B. De. 3 vols. Calcutta: Bibliotheca Indica, 1927–39.

==External links==
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* [https://archive.org/stream/cu31924073036752#page/n189/mode/2up ''Tabakāt Akbarī''], a translation from Volume V of [[The History of India, as Told by Its Own Historians]], 1867
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Latest revision as of 11:59, 24 March 2024

Khwaja Nizam-ud-Din Ahmad Bakshi (also spelled as Nizam ad-Din Ahmad and Nizam al-Din Ahmad) (born 1551, died 1621/1030 AH) was a Muslim historian of late medieval India. He was son of Muhammad Muqim-i-Harawi. He was Akbar's Mir Bakhshi. His work, the Tabaqat-i-Akbari, is a comprehensive work on general history covering the time from the Ghaznavids (986-7) up to the 38th year of Akbar's reign (1593-4/1002 AH).[1][2] The author quoted twenty-nine authorities in his work, some of which are entirely lost to us now.[1]

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Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b Majumdar, R.C. (ed.) (2006). The Delhi Sultanate, Mumbai: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, p.757
  2. ^ Shyam, Radhey (1981), The Kingdom of Khandesh, Delhi:Idarah-i-Adabiyat-i-Delli, p.x

References[edit]

  • Brajendranath De; Baini Prashad (eds.) The Ṭabaqāt-i-Akbarī of K̲h̲wājah Nizāmuddīn Ahmad : a history of India from the early Musalman invasions to the thirty-sixth year of the reign of Akbar by Niẓām al-Dīn Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad Muqīm; Calcutta : Asiatic Society, 1927, 1973 (3 vols.)
  • Nizamuddin Ahmad, Khwajah. The ṭabaqāt-i-Akbarī. Edited by Brajendranath De and M. Hidayat Hosein. 3 vols. Calcutta: Bibliotheca Indica, 1931–35. Translated by B. De. 3 vols. Calcutta: Bibliotheca Indica, 1927–39.

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