The contributions of amir khusarau and barani to indo persian literature. His grandfather was a wazir in the court of alauddin khilji. Follow ziauddin sardar and explore their bibliography from s ziauddin sardar author page. Little do we know that most of the facts provided are distorted. Ziauddin barani 128558 ce was a muslim political thinker of the delhi sultanate located. Then during his exile he wrote his wellknown literary chronicle.
Ziauddin sardar audio books, best sellers, author bio. Ibn batuta has written that during the reign of qutubuddin mubarak khilji. Sheldon pollock an analysis of scholarship and activism. What are some authentic history books about the last hindu. Dec 20, 2016 i have compiled all the important medieval indian books and their authors in this post. It was written by ziauddin barani, a historical and a political thinker who lived in india during the. These are very useful in various competitive exams as direct questions can be asked from these list. Ziauddin barni author of tarikhifiroz shahi goodreads. It seems to be identical with the tawarihimahmudi, said to have been written by mulla muhammad ghaznawi, a contemporary of mahmud, which is cited as his. Ziauddin barani his other important work fatawaijahandari is a. This monumental work, the political theory of the delhi sultanate, embodies in its corpus political thought and theory in medieval mohamedan india, critically studied and preset to the academic world, mainly based on ziauddin barani s classical persian historical work, fatwai jahandari. A former new statesman columnist and equality and human rights commissioner, he has authored many books, including desperately seeking paradise. Poet amir khusru khazainulfutuh and tughlugnama, ziauddin baranis tarikhifiroze sahi and isamis futuussalatin, were the most outstanding.
About the book the book a theoretical analysis and constitution, is a treatise on arthashastra of kautilya and fatawai jahandari of ziauddin barani, like a constitution for the rulers of ancient and medieval periods. Ziauddin barani 128557 was a muslim historian and political thinker of the delhi sultanate located in present day north india during muhammad bin tughlaq and firuz shahs reign. Ziauddin barani was a muslim historian and political thinker of the delhi sultanate during muhammad bin tughlaq and firuz shahs reign. This work gives us a comprehensive account of the history of delhi sultanate. In the change that followed he was briefly imprisoned, his property was confiscated, and he ended his last days in penury, living off charity at the dargab shrine around the tomb of shaikh nizamuddin chishti. The book is not merely a chronicle, as many other histories written in. Firuz shah tughluq project gutenberg selfpublishing. His book tarikhifiruz shahi is the first hand account of his times. Ziauddin barani 1285 57 was an muslim historian and political thinker who lived in india during muhammad bin tughlaq and firuz shah 1285 57 was an muslim historian. He is the director of the centre for postnormal policy and futures studies and editor of critical muslim, an innovative quarterly on contemporary muslim ideas and thought. Ziauddin barani has written that whenever the sultan sent an expedition to a distant place, he established the posts of uluq horsemen and dhava footmen between the capital and the destination of the army. Ziauddin barani 128558 ce was a muslim political thinker of the delhi sultanate located in presentday north india during muhammad bin tughlaq and firuz shah s reign.
Ziauddin barani his other important work fatawaijahandari is a book on political. Including a translation of ziauddin baranis fatwai jahandari, circa, 5859 a. Barani s tarikhifiroz shahi contains the history of tughlaq dynasty. See all books authored by ziauddin sardar, including introducing muhammad beginners, and chaos for beginners, and more on. Jan 03, 2005 ziauddin barani was born on 1285 in barn. Barani pleads for an all out struggle against hinduism. I want to know that how the theoretical and then empirical contribution should be written for a research paper. Administration of delhi sultanate during khiljis 129020. Ziauddin barani academic dictionaries and encyclopedias. About the book tarikbii firoz sbabi is the finest specimen of indopersian historiography produced during the sultanate period in india. Zia barani 1 128359 was the most important political thinker of the delhi sultanate, particularly during the reigns of alauddin khalji, muhammad bin tughlaq and firoz tughlaq. Ziauddin sardar books list of books by author ziauddin sardar. Books written by ziauddin barani were a tarikhifirozshahi and qiranussadain b fatwaijahandari and ashiqa c tarikhifirozshahi and.
Impact of islam on indian culture your article library. He was best known for composing the tarikhifiroz shahi, a work on medieval india, which covers the period from the reign of ghiyas ud din balban to the first six years. Ziauddin barani was a muslim historian and political thinker of the delhi sultanate during muhammad bin tughlaq and firuz shahs re. Take for example the tarikhifiruz shahi written by ziauddin barani, a noted scholar at the tughlaq court around 0 ce. Barani begins his history with a long and wordy very indicative of the way the rest of the book is written explanation of th in 57 ce, the historian ziauddin barani, then nearly 75 years old, finished writing tarikhifiroz shahi. The same year, faizullah khan began a collection of rare books, which grew into what is today one of the finest libraries in the country. Ziauddin barani his other important work fatawaijahandari is a book on political philosophy that deals with the techniques and rules of government ziauddin barani his other important work fatawaijahandari is a book on political philosophy that deals with the techniques and rules of government. Ziauddin barani his other important work fatawaijahandari. Of the surviving 14th century works, isamis futuh us salatin 50, ziauddin baranis tarikh i firuzshahi l357, anonymous sirati firuzshahi 7071 and shams siraj afifs tarikhi firuzshahi c. Symposia papers of the indian history congress, 19922010, primus books, 2012, p. Written by zia ud din barani during the reign of sultan firoz shah tughlaq, it was completed 57 ce and was dedicated to the reigning monarch. Ziauddin barani was a medieval islamic historian of 14th century india whose works like tarikh i firozshahi on history and fatwa i jahandari on political theory are highly regarded alike in both traditional islamic scholarly circles and modern day community of scholars who deal with medieval persianate realm in india. She is not alluded to in historical sources like the chronicles written by aamir khusru and ziauddin barani, both of whom claimed that conquest of chittor 3 was simply a part of alauddins. Tarikhi firoz shahi a fine specimen of indopersian.
Ziauddin sardar is a writer, futurist and cultural critic. Mohammad habib and afsar umar salim khan published by. Some of the books from the indoislamic world are not only rare, they are also the only windows we have to contemporary life in medieval india. Whether khusrau composed any poetry in hindi or not and whether the riddles and other dohas ascribed to him are his or not, is a debate that may have begun in nineteenth century when scholars started collecting and compiling khusraus poetry. Barani was employed as a companion to the sultan muhammad ibn tughlaq 2551 and had this job until the sultans death. The political theory of the delhi sultanate including a translation of ziauddin barani s fatawai jahandari, circa, 589 a. Ziauddin barani 128558 ce was a muslim political thinker of the delhi sultanate located in presentday north india during muhammad bin tughlaq and firuz shahs reign. His uncle alaul mulk was a son of a minister and kotawal of delhi. Many scholars seem to have written the 14th century histories of the khalji and the tughlaq sultans. Jun, 2017 in our school curriculum, major portion of the history that is being taught is about delhi sultanate, mughals and british.
It is written as nasihatadvices for the muslim kings, is a classical work on statecraft which can be compared. Ziauddin barani 128557 indian jurist, historian, political thinker, writer, companion of sultan muhammad b. He has been described as a critical polymath and works across a number of. If i miss any other important book in this medieval indian period, please read more. In the change that followed he was briefly imprisoned, his property was confiscated, and he ended his last days in penury, living off charity at the dargah shrine around the tomb of shaikh nizamuddin chishti. Ziauddinbarani mentions the official history of sultan alauddian khaljis reign by kabiruddin, son of tajuddin iraqi but it is now extant. For example, husain never mentions that his book is not, in fact, an edition. Sep 07, 2011 the political theory of the delhi sultanate including a translation of ziauddin baranis fatawai jahandari, circa, 589 a. First, the rulers were muslims and subjects were mostly hindus or. The contributions of amir khusarau and barani to indo persian.
Little is known about the family background of hasan nizami, since neither him nor his contemporaries provide any such information. Poet chand bardai gave a new dimension of history writing by producing the prithviraj raso. Jul 30, 2016 ziauddin barani was born in 1285 at baran. He was a favorite courtier and companion of muhammad bin tughluq for seventeen years. The important works of history written during the 14th century. He is best known for composing the tarikhifiroz shahi, a work on medieval india, which covers the period from the reign of ghiyas ud din balban to the first six years of reign of firoz shah tughluq. Indian muslim historian and political thinker 1285.
Ziauddin barani 1 mentions a t arikhimahmud which muhammad bin tughluq was said to have known almost by heart and was possibly written in verse. Further, if the kings of islam, despite their royal power and prestige, are content to. Ziauddin barani project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Full text of tarikhi firoz shahi of shamsi siraj afif.
Arthashastra of kautilya and fatawaijahandari of ziauddin. Ziauddin sardar is an awardwinning, internationally renowned writer, futurist and cultural critic. Ziauddin barani 1285 57 was an muslim historian and political thinker who lived in india during muhammad bin tughlaq and firuz shah. Despite tremendous volumes of atrocities committed by them. His father was the deputy of arquli khanthe son of sultan alaudin khilji. Some of the most historic books in the collection include the tarikhifiruz shahi written by ziauddin barani, a noted scholar in the tughlaq court around 0 ce. Barani, old, bent, halfblind, desparetely poor, writing this book, his last, at the.
The famous book tarikhifirozshahi was written by ziauddin barani who was the greatest historian of early medieval india. They gave a big boost to the art of history writing in india. Baranis tarikh is unique to the persian history writing tradition prevalent till his times. He was best known for composing the tarikhifiroz shahi, a work on medieval india, which covers the period from the reign of ghiyas ud din balban to the first six years of reign of firoz shah tughluq and the fatwai. Mohammad habib and afsar umar salim khan published by aakar books 2020. Chapter3rd judicial system in premughal period during the premughal period, that is the delhisultanate and the shershah period, which was very important to understand the justice system in the period for various reasons. Here he discusses whether jizya should be accepted from hindus. It is an important historical work on medieval india. The compass of truth or risalaihaqnuma by muhammad dara shikoh rendered into english by rao bahadur srisa chandra vasu published by the panini office, allahabad 1912.
Medieval indian literature, literature in medieval period. Ziauddin barani 128557 was a muslim political thinker of the delhi sultanate located in presentday north india during. The tarikhifiruz shah is a historical record written during his reign that attests to the systematic persecution of hindus under his rule. This is the period of the works of two writers in kashmirsomadevas kathasarit sagar and kalhanas rajataringini. The political theory of the delhi sultanate 1961 edition. Rajataringini is a work of great importance as this is first historical work in india. His father worked as a deputy naib in the court of arquli khan, the son of sultan ala ud din khilji. A few of these 14th century historical works need to be analysed separately. Sultan feroze shah tughluq was the third ruler of the tughlaq dynasty of the delhi sultanate. Tarikhifiruzshahi2 a historical text by ziauddin barani and named. Ziyauddin barani 1285 57 was a muslim political thinker of the delhi sultanate located in presentday north india during muhammad bin tughlaq and. Sep 10, 2015 tarikhi firoz shahi is the finest specimen of indopersian historiography produced during the sultanate period in india.