Muntakhab al-tawārīkh

work by Badāʾūnī

Also known as: “Tārīkh-e Badāʾūnī”

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The Muntakhab al-tawārīkh, also known as Tārīkh-e Badāʾūnī, is a significant historical work by Indo-Persian historian ʿAbd al-Qādir Badāʾūnī. Written in the 16th century, it chronicles the history of Muslim India and includes additional sections on Muslim religious figures, physicians, poets, and scholars.1

This work is notable for its critical remarks about the Mughal emperor Akbar and his religious policies, which led to its suppression until the reign of Jahāngīr. Badāʾūnī was commissioned by Akbar to write various works, including a history of the Mughal period. He also translated Sanskrit tales and Hindu epics like the Ramayana and the Mahabharata.1

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…important work, however, was the Muntakhab-ut-Tawarikh (“Selection from History”), often called Tārīkh-e Badāʾūnī (“Badāʾūnī’s History”), a history of Muslim India containing additional sections on Muslim religious figures, physicians, poets, and scholars. It aroused discussion because of its hostile remarks about Akbar and his religious practices and apparently was suppressed until…
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…important work, however, was the Muntakhab-ut-Tawarikh (“Selection from History”), often called Tārīkh-e Badāʾūnī (“Badāʾūnī’s History”), a history of Muslim India containing additional sections on Muslim religious figures, physicians, poets, and scholars. It aroused discussion because of its hostile remarks about Akbar and his religious practices and apparently was suppressed until…
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