Kishori Saran Lal

Kishori Saran Lal (* 1920 ; † 2002 ) was an Indian historian. He specialized in the history of medieval India and has published important standard works in this field.

He received his PhD from the University of Allahabad , where he wrote a dissertation on the history of the Khaljis . He later published a book on the history of the Khaljis (History of the Khaljis), which soon became an important standard work.

After 1963 he was a professor at the University of Delhi . He was fluent in Persian, Old Persian, Urdu and other languages.

Works

• The Legacy of Muslim Rule in India. New Delhi, Aditya Prakashan, 1992. ISBN 81-85179-03-4
• History of the Khaljis (1950, 1967, 1980)
• Twilight of the Sultanate (1963, 1980)
• Studies in Asian History (edited - 1969)
• Growth of Muslim Population in Medieval India (1973)
• Early Muslims in India (1984)
• The Mughal Harem (1988)
• Indian Muslims: Who are they (1990)
• Muslim Slave System in Medieval India (1994)
• Historical essays
• Theory and Practice of Muslim State in India (1999)
• Growth of Scheduled Tribes and Castes in Medieval India (1995)