Ziauddin Barani : leading Medieval Historian of India
One of the foremost medieval historians of India, Ziauddin
Barani was born in 1286 during the reign of Salve Sultan Balban of Delhi Sultanate.
His famous works are Tarikhi-Firozshahi and Fatwa –i- Jahandajri which were
written under the patronage of Firoz Tughlaq, the last prominent ruler of the Tughlaq
dynasty.
A highly educated man of noble descent, Barni lived more
than seventy five years and was a contemporary of Muhammad bin Tughluq and
Friuz Shah Tughluq.
Completed in 1359 AD, Tarikh-i-Firozshahi begins with the
accession of Balban and concludes with the sixth year of the reign of Firoz
Firoz Tughlaq.
Fatwa –i- Jahandajri describes about principles and
ideals of government.
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