The History of India, as Told by Its Own Historians. The Muhammadan Period
The History of India, as Told by Its Own Historians. The Muhammadan Period ("History of India, told by its own historians. Mohammedan Period") is an eight-volume work by HM Elliot (1808-1853),editedby John Dowson (1820-1881). The reference work on the history of medieval India waspublishedin London in the years 1867–1877. It contains translations of medieval Muslim chronicles.
The volumes are structured as follows: Introduction (Early Arab Geographers / Historians of Sind) - By 1260 - By 1398 - By 1450 - End of the Afghan dynasty and the first thirty-eight years of Akbar's reign - Akbar I. and Jahangir - From Shah-Jahan to the early years of Muhammad Shah's reign - Until the end of the Mohammedan Empire in India .
The historian Lane-Poole (1903) commented:
- To realize Medieval India there is no better way than to dive into the eight volumes of the priceless History of India as Told by its Own Historians… a revelation of Indian life as seen through the eyes of the Persian court annalists. / dt. "There is no better way to visualize medieval India than to immerse yourself in the eight volumes of the priceless history of India, told by its own historians ... a revelation of Indian life as seen through the eyes of the Persian court annalists becomes."
The work has been reprinted several times and is also accessible online.
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Introduction
- Volume I: Introduction
Early Arab Geographers
- Early Arab Geographers
- The Merchant Sulaimán and Abú Zaid
- Ibn Khurdadba
- Al Mas'údí
- Al Istakhrí
- Ibn Haukal (Ashkálu-l Bilád)
- Súru-l Buldán
- Rashídu-d Dín , from Al Bírúní
- Al Idrísí
- Al Kazwíní
Historians of Sind
- Historians of Sind
- Mujmalu-t Tawáríkh
- Futúhu-l Buldán , of Biládurí
- Chach-náma
- Táríkhu-s Sind , of Mír Ma'súm
- Tárikh-i Táhirí
- Beg-Lár-náma
- Tarkhán-náma or Arghún-náma
- Tuhfatu-l Kirám
To the Year AD 1260
- Volume II: To the Year AD 1260
- Táríkhu-l Hind of Biruni
- Táríkh Yamíní of 'Utbí
- Táríkhu-s Subuktigín of Baihakí
- Jawami ul-Hikayat of Muhammad 'Úfí
- 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
To the Year AD 1398
- Volume III: To the Year AD 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 Khilji )
- Táríkh-i Fíroz Sháhí , of Ziauddin Barani : (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 Timur
- Zafar-náma , of Sharafu-d dín, Yazdí
To the Year AD 1450
- Volume IV: To the Year AD 1450
- Táríkh-i Háfiz Abrú
- Táríkh-i Mubárak Sháhí , of Yahyá bin Ahmad
- Matla'u-s Sa'dain , of Abdur Razzaq
- Rawżat aṣ- ṣafāʾ , of Mirkhond
- Khulásatu-l Akhbár , of Khondamir
- Dastúru-l Wuzrá , of Khondamír
- Habib al-Siyar , of Khondamir
- Táríkh-i Ibráhímí ; or, Táríkh-i Humáyúní , of Ibráhím bin Harírí
- Tuzk-e-Babri ; or, Wáki'át-i Bábarí : The Autobiography of Babur
- 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
End of the Afghan Dynasty and the First Thirty-Eight Years of the Reign of Akbar
- 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 Ahmad , Bakhshí
- Muntakhab al-Tawarikh ; or, Táríkh-i Badáúní , of Mullá `Abd al-Qadir Bada'uni
Akbar I. and Jahangir
- Akbar-náma , of Shaikh Abú-l Fazl
- Takmíla-i Akbar-náma , of 'Ináyatu-lla
- Akbar-náma , of Shaikh Illáhdád Faizí Sirhindí
- Wáki'át , of Shaikh Faizí
- Wikáya , of Asad Beg
- Táríkh-i Hakkí , of Shaikh 'Abdu-l Hakk
- Zubdatu-t Tawáríkh , of Shaikh Núru-l Hakk
- Rauzatu-t Táhirín , of Táhir Muhammad
- Muntakhabu-t Tawáríkh ; or, Ahsanu-t Tawáríkh, of Hasan bin Muhammad
- Táríkh-i Firishta , of Muhammad Kásim Hindú Sháh Firishta
- Ma-ásir-i Rahímí , of Muhammad 'Abdu-l Bákí
- Anfa'u-l Akhbár , of Muhammad Amín
- Memoirs of Jahángír - Preliminary Note by Editor
- Táríkh-i Salím Sháhí ; Túzak-i Jahángírí , of the Emperor Jahángír
- Dwázda-Sála-i Jahángírí ; Wáki'át Jahángírí , of the Emperor Jahángír
- Tatimma-i Wáki'át-i Jahángírí , of Muhammad Hádí
- Ikbál-náma-i Jahángírí , of Mu'tamad Khán
- Ma-ásir-i Jahángírí , of Kámgár Khán
- Intikháb-i Jahángírí-Sháhí
- Subh-i Sádik , of Sádik Isfahání
From Shah-Jahan to the Early Years of the Reign of Muhammad Shah
- 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 Lahori
- 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 Hin d, 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
- Wakai , of Ni'amat Khan
- 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
To End of the Muhammadan Empire in India
- Volume VIII: To End of the Muhammadan Empire in India
- Mukhtasiru-t Tawáríkh
- Khulásatu-t Tawáríkh , of Subhán Ráí
- Haft Gulshan-i Muhammad-Sháhí , of Muhammad Hádí Kámwar Khán
- Tazkira-i Chaghatáí , of Muhammad Hádí Kámwar Khán
- Táríkh-i Chaghatáí , of Muhammad Shafí ', Teharání
- Burhánu-l Futúh , of Muhammad 'Alí
- Kanzu-l Mahfuz
- Táríkh-i Hindí , of Rustam 'Alí
- Táríkh-i Nádiru-z Zamání´ , of Khushhál Chand
- Jauhar-i Samsám , of Muhammad Muhsin Sádikí
- Tazkira , of Ánand Rám Mukhlis
- Nádir-náma , of Mirzá Muhammad Mahdí
- Tahmásp-náma , of Miskín
- Bahru-t Tawáríkh´
- Muhammad-náma
- Táríkh-i Muhammad Sháhí , of Yúsuf Muhammad Khán
- Táríkh-i Ahm ?? Sháh
- Bayán-i Wákí ' , of Khwája' Abdu-l Karím Khán
- Táríkh-i 'Álamgír-sání
- Táríkh-i Manázilu-l Futúh , of Muhammad Ja'far Shámlú
- Jám-i Jahán-numá , of Muzaffar Husain
- Farhatu-n Názirín , of Muhammad Aslam
- Táríkh-i Faiz Bakhsh , of Sheo Parshád
- Hadíkatu-l Akálím , of Murtazá Husain
- Jám-i Jahán-numá , of Kudratu-llah
- Ma-ásiru-l Umará , of Sháh Nawáz Khán Samsámu-d daula
- Tazkiratu-l Umará , of Kewal Rám
- Sawánih-i Akbarí , of Amír Haidar Husainí
- Siyaru-l Muta-akhkhirín , of Ghulám Husain Khán
- Mulakhkhasu-t Tawáríkh , of Farzand 'Alí Husain
- Táríkh-i Mamálik-i Hind , of Ghulám Básit
- Chahár Gulzár Shujá'í , of Harí Charan Dás
- Táríkh-i Shahádat-i Farrukh Siyar , of Mirzá Muhammad Bakhsh
- Wáki'át-i Azfarí
- Bahru-l Mawwáj , of Muhammad 'Alí Khán Ansárí
- 'Ibrat-náma , of Fakir Khairu-d dín Muhammad
- Chahár Gulshan , of Rám Chatar Mán
- Táríkh-i Ibráhím Khán
- Lubbu-s Siyar , of Abú Tálib Londoní
- Ausáf-i Ásaf
- Táríkh , of Júgal Kishwar
- Gulistán-i Rahmat , of Nawáb Mustajáb Khán
- Gul-i Rahmat , of Sa'ádat Yár Khán
- Sahíhu-l Akhbár , of Sarup Chand
- Táríkh-i Muzaffarí , of Muhammad 'Alí Khán
- Sháh-náma, or Munawwaru-l Kalám , of Sheo Dás
- Ikhtisáru-t Tawáríkh , of Sawan Singh
- Mir-át-i Aftáb-numá , of Sháh Nawáz Khán
- Intikhábu-t Tawáríkh , of Mirzá Másítá
- Sa'ádat-i Jáwed , of Harnám Singh
- Ma'danu-s Sa'ádat , of Saiyid Sultán 'Alí
- Majma'u-l Akhbár , of Harsukh Ráí´
- Káshifu-l Akhbár , of 'Ináyat Husain
- Zubdatu-l Akhbár , of Umráo Singh
- Muntakhab-i Khulásatu-t Tawáríkh , of Rám Parshád
- Akhbár-i Muhabbat , of Nawáb Muhabbat Khán
- Táríkh-i Sháh 'Álam , of Manú Lál
- Sháh 'Álam-náma , of Ghulám' Alí Khán
- 'Imádu-s Sa'ádat , of Mír Ghulám' Alí
- Nigár-náma-i Hind , of Saiyid Ghulám 'Alí
- Muntakhabu-t Tawáríkh , of Sadásukh
- Ashrafu-t Tawáríkh , of Kishan Dayál
- Jinánu-l Firdaus , of Mirzá Muhammad Yúsufí
- Táríkh-i Henry , of Saiyid Muhammad Bákir 'Alí Khán
- Balwant-náma , of Fakir Khairu-d dín Muhammad
- Yádgár-i Bahádurí , of Bahádur Singh
- Jámi'u-t Tawáríkh , of Fakír Muhammad
- Jám-i Jam , of Saiyid Ahmad Khán
- Majma'u-l Mulúk and Zubdatu-l Gharáib , of Muhammad Rizá
- Akhbárát-i Hind , of Muhammad Rizá
- Miftáhu-t Tawáríkh , of Thomas William Beale
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b See online edition under web links
- ^ Stanley Lane-Poole : Medieval India under Muhammadan Rule (London, 1903), Preface, pp. V-VI. ( Online edition )
- ↑ Index ( Memento of the original from August 25, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Online edition
- HM (Henry Miers), Sir Elliot, Ed. John Dowson: The History of India, as Told by Its Own Historians. The Muhammadan Period (Vol 1.) . London: Trübner & Co., 1871.
- HM (Henry Miers), Sir Elliot, John Dowson: The History of India, as Told by Its Own Historians. The Muhammadan Period (Vol 2.) . London: Trübner & Co., 1871.
- HM (Henry Miers), Sir Elliot, John Dowson: The History of India, as Told by Its Own Historians. The Muhammadan Period (Vol 3.) . London: Trübner & Co., 1871.
- HM (Henry Miers), Sir Elliot, John Dowson: The History of India, as Told by Its Own Historians. The Muhammadan Period (Vol 4.) . London: Trübner & Co., 1871.
- HM (Henry Miers), Sir Elliot, John Dowson: The History of India, as Told by Its Own Historians. The Muhammadan Period (Vol 5.) . London: Trübner & Co., 1871.
- Digitized Volume 6.
- HM (Henry Miers), Sir Elliot, John Dowson :: The History of India, as Told by Its Own Historians. The Muhammadan Period (Vol 6.) London 1875
- HM (Henry Miers), Sir Elliot, John Dowson: The History of India, as Told by Its Own Historians. The Muhammadan Period (Vol 7.) . London: Trübner & Co., 1871.
- HM (Henry Miers), Sir Elliot, John Dowson: The History of India, as Told by Its Own Historians. The Muhammadan Period (Vol 8.) . London: Trübner & Co., 1871.
- The History of India, as Told by Its Own Historians. The Muhammadan Period; by Sir HM Elliot; Edited by John Dowson; London Trubner Company 1867-1877 Vol I-VIII - Packard Humanities Institute; Persian Texts in Translation
- Edward Clive Bayley: The History of India, as Told by Its Own Historians: The Local Muhammadan Dynasties: Gujarat . London, WH Allen, publishers to the India Office, 1886.