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Khulasat-ut-Tawarikh

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was completed in the 40th year of Aurangzeb's reign, corresponding to 1695 CE. Most of the manuscripts contain a brief account of Aurangzeb's death at the end, written abruptly in a small number of lines. This section is believed to be an insertion in an early copy by a transcriber and was repeated
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The author's name is not given anywhere in the actual book, but the transcribers' notes in several manuscripts mention him as Sujan Rai. Some manuscripts appended Bhandari or Batalvi to his name. The title
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An incomplete copy that ends with the deposition of Emperor Shah Jahan. First three pages are missing. Written in the Shikasta style. It was procured from Delhi.
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A partly worm-eaten, but complete copy. It seems to be comparatively older, since it doesn't contain the description of Aurangzeb's death. It is written in the
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It is written in Nastaliq characters. The copy is worm-eaten, but complete. There is no date of transcription. It was procured from
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calligraphic style. Its completion is dated to the first year of the reign of Muiz-ud-din Alamgir II. It was procured from Delhi.
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Some copies contain an insertion about Aurangzeb's death, inserted by a transcriber. This part mentions that Aurangzeb died in
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to Aurangzeb. A large portion of this part is borrowed from other works mentioned in the preface. The information unique to
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The book has a long preface, which contains a list of 27 Persian and Sanskrit historical works used as references:
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It is written in Nastaliq characters. The year of composition is illegible. It was procured from
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is also prefixed to his name. One such manuscript calls him the "Munshi of Munshis".
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The descriptions of many provinces, especially those away from the author's native
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by Jadunath Sarkar; includes English translations of selected portions from
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This part gives an account of the pre-Islamic rulers of India, especially
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includes an account of the contest between Aurangzeb and his brothers.
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Critical Editiontranslation And Annotation Of Khulasat-ut-twarikh
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This part gives details of the Muslim rulers, from Nasir-ud-din
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of the book. He had come across a reference to the book in
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Writing the Mughal World: Studies on Culture and Politics
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Alternative transliterations of the book's title include
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The five manuscripts used by Hasan were the following:
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and Sheikh Muhammad Sultan Thanesari; commissioned by
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calligraphic style. It is dated to year 1864 of the
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As a young man, he had served as a 7: 506:Interesting localities and Buildings 390:by Nizam-ud-Din Ahmad Bakshi; about 878:. VT J. & Sons. pp. i–iii. 88: 466:by Mirza Abad-ur-Rahim Khan Khanan 305:Tarikh-i-Sultan Shihab-ud-Din Guri 14: 758:, a vassal of the Mughal Emperor 750:(1808-09). It was written in the 497:(provinces) of the Mughal Empire 246:by Shaikh Ahmad; commissioned by 62:1695 (manuscript); 1918 (printed) 372:Shahi by Ata Beg Qazwini; about 843:Indian History - Vol 7, No. 540 712:Archaeological Survey of India 503:Handicrafts and other products 1: 985:Books about the Mughal Empire 424:by Mir Muhammad Kazim; about 91:, "Epitome of History") is a 899:. Kinnera. pp. xii–xvi. 872:M. Zafar Hasan, ed. (1918). 268:Translation of Bidhadhar's 1006: 990:17th-century Persian books 975:17th-century history books 965:1690s in the Mughal Empire 941:by Irshad Alam, in Persian 970:17th-century Indian books 316:Ala-ud-Din Khalji; about 298:by Maulana Unsuri; about 840:"Khulasat-ut-Tawarikh". 487:People and their customs 285:, by Maulana Imad-ud-Din 762:. 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Index

Persian
Mughal Empire
Persian
Persian language
chronicle
Sujan Rai Bhandari
Mughal Empire
Hindustan
Indian subcontinent
Aurangzeb
Munshi
Khatri
Batala
Hindi
Persian
Sanskrit
Razm-Namah
Mahabharata
Abdul Qadir Badayuni
Akbar
Ramayana
Harivamsa
Yoga Vasistha
Dara Shikoh
Singhasan Battisi
Pandit Raghu Nath
Rajatarangini
Mahmud of Ghazni
Muhammad of Ghor
Alauddin Khalji

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