The History of India, as Told by Its Own Historians. The Muhammadan Period

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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

Historians of Sind

To the Year AD 1260

  • Volume II: To the Year AD 1260

To the Year AD 1398

  • Volume III: To the Year AD 1398

To the Year AD 1450

  • Volume IV: To the Year AD 1450

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

Akbar I. and Jahangir

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

Individual evidence

  1. a b See online edition under web links
  2. ^ Stanley Lane-Poole : Medieval India under Muhammadan Rule (London, 1903), Preface, pp. V-VI. ( Online edition )
  3. 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. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / persian.packhum.org

Online edition

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