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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