Volume I: Introduction

CONTENTS.
Preliminary Note^|v
Editor's Preface^|vii
Sir Henry Elliot's Original Preface|xv
Notice of Sir Henry M. Elliot|xxviii
Addenda et Corrigenda|xxx

EARLY ARAB GEOGRAPHERS.	
    I. The Merchant Sulaiman and Abu Zaid|1
   II. Ibn Khurdadba|12
  III. Al Mas'udi|18
   IV. Al Istakhri|26
    V. Ibn Haukal (Ashkalu-l Bilad)|31
   VI. Suru-l Buldan|41
  VII. Rashidu-d Din, from Al Biruni|42
 VIII. Al Idrisi|74
   IX. Al Kazwini|94

HISTORIANS OF SIND.
    I. Mujmalu-t Tawarikh|100
   II. Futuhu-l Buldan, of Biladuri|113
  III. Chach-nama|131
   IV.  Tarikhu-s Sind, of Mir Ma'sum|212
    V.   Tarikh-i Tahiri|253
   VI.  Beg-Lar-nama|289
  VII. Tarkhan-nama or Arghun-nama|300
 VIII. Tuhfatu-l Kiram|327

APPENDIX.
  NOTE (A).GEOGRAPHICAL|353

    KINGDOMS.
      The Balhara|354
      Juzr or Jurz|358
      Tafan|360
      Rahma, Ruhmi|361
      Kashbin|361

   CITIES AND TOWNS.
      AghamThe Lohanas|362
      Alor|363
      Amhal, Famhal, Mamhal|363
      Arma-bel|364
      Askalanda|365
      Baniya, Batiya|367
      Bhambur	368
      Brahmanabad, Mansura, Mahfuza369
      Debal, Karachi, Thatta, and Lahori-bandar374
      Hala-kandi, the Hellenes, Pindus 379
      Jandrud	380
      Kaikanan, Kaikan, Kakars381
      Kajuraha  383
      Kallari, Annari, and Ballari384
      Kandabel, Turan, Budha, Baiza 385
      Kannazbur 389
      Mandal, Kiraj390
      Manjabari 391
      Minnagara 392
      Narana 393
      Nirun, Sakura, Jarak396
      Sadusan	401
      Samui, Tughlikabad, Kala-kot401
      Sindan, Subara, Saimur 402
      Tur, Muhatampur, Dirak, Vijeh-kot403

    NOTE (B).HISTORICAL. 405
      The Rai Dynasty	405
      The Brahman Dynasty409
      The Advances of the Arabs towards Sind414
      The Progress of the Arabs in Sind 434
      Sind under the Arabs 460
      The Sumra Dynasty 483
      The Samma Dynasty 494
      The Arghun Dynasty 497
      The Tarkhan Dynasty 498
      Shah Beg's Capture of Thatta500
      The Death of Shah Beg Arghun 502

    NOTE (C).ETHNOLOGICAL. 
      Native Opinions on the Aborigines of Sind503
      Buddhists in Sind  504
      The Jats  507
      The Kerks 508
      The Meds  519
      The Wairsi and Sodha Tribes531

    NOTE (D).MISCELLANEOUS.	
      The Terrors of the Moghal Helmet532
      Dismounting for Combat 535
      Colligation in Fighting	537
      Barge, an Arabic Word 539



Volume II:To the Year A.D. 1260
CONTENTS.
PAGE
Prefacev
Errata xii
I. Tarikhu-l Hind of Biruni1
II. Tarikh Yamini of 'Utbi 14
III. Tarikhu-s Subuktigin of Baihaki53
IV.  Jami'u-l Hikayat of Muhammad 'Ufi155
V.   Taju-l Ma-asir of Hasan Nizami 204
VI.  Kamilu-t Tawarikh of Ibn Asir  244
VII. Nizamu-t Tawarikh of Baizawi   252
VIII. Tabakat-i Nasiri of Minhaju-s Siraj259
IX. Jahan Kusha of Juwaini 384
APPENDIX.
NOTE A.The Hindu Kings of Kabul403
B.Extract from Thomas' Prinsep 428
C.The Historians of the Ghaznivides429
D.Mahmud's Expeditions to India	434
E.Coins of the Ghaznivides and Ghorians478
F.Extracts from Story-books: 
1. Majma'-i Wasaya 485
2. Nigaristan 504
v3. Zinatu-l Majalis506
G.Extracts from the Mir-at-i Mas'udi513
H.Jalalu-d din on the Indus  549
I.The Karmatians  571
J.Geographical Notes

Volume III:To the Year A.D. 1398
CONTENTS OF VOL. III.
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Prefacexi
Table of Contentsv
X. Jami'u-t Tawarikh, of Rashidu-din1
XI. Tazjiyatu-l Amsar wa Tajriyatu-l Asar, of 'Abdu-llah, Wassaf24
XII. Tarikh-i Binakiti, of Fakhru-d din, Binakiti 55
XIII. Tarikh-i Guzida, of Hamdu-lla, Mustaufi 60
XIV.  Tarikh-i 'Alai; or, Khazainu-l Futuh, of Amir Khusru67
XV.   Tarikh-i Firoz Shahi, of Ziau-d din, Barni 93
XVI.  Tarikh-i Firoz Shahi, of Shams-i Siraj, 'Afif269
XVII. Futuhat-i Firoz Shahi, of Sultan Firoz Shah 374
XVIII. Malfuzat-i Timuri, or Tuzak-i Timuri: The Autobio-graphy of Timur389
XIX. Zafar-nama, of Sharafu-d din, Yazdi 478
APPENDIX.
A.POEMS OF AMIR KHUSRU523
1. Kiranu-s Sa'dain 524
2. Ghurratu-l kamal; Miftahu-l futuh534
3. 'Ashika 544
4. Nuh Sipihr 557
5. I'jaz-i Khusruwi566
B.Kasaid, of Badr Chach567
C.Masaliku-l Absar fi Mamaliku-l Amsar, of Shahabu-d din Abu-l Abbas Ahmad573
D.Travels of Ibn Batuta	585
E.Note to the Translation of the Tarikh-i Firoz Shahi, of Ziau-d din Barni620

Volume IV:To the Year A.D. 1450
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Prefacev
Addenda et Corrigendaxii
XX. Tarikh-i Hafiz Abru	1
XXI. Tarikh-i Mubarak Shahi, of Yahya bin Ahmad6
XXII. Matla'u-s Sa'dain, of 'Abdu-r Razzak 89
XXIII. Rauzatu-s Safa, of Mirkhond  127
XXIV.  Khulasatu-l Akhbar, of Khondamir141
XXV.   Dasturu-l Wuzra, of Khondamir 148
XXVI.  Habibu-s Siyar, of Khondamir  154
XXVII. Tarikh-i Ibrahimi; or, Tarikh-i Humayuni, of Ibrahim bin Hariri213
XXVIII.	Tuzak-i Babari; or, Waki'at-i Babari: The Auto-biography of Babar218
XXIX. Tabakat-i Babari, of Shaikh Zain 288
XXX.  Lubbu-t Tawarikh, of Yahya bin 'Abdu-l Latif293
XXXI. Nusakh-i Jahan-ara, of Kazi Ahmad	298
XXXII. Tarikh-i Sher Shahi; or, Tuhfat-i Akbar Shahi, of 'Abbas Khan Sarwani301
XXXIII.	Tarikh-i Daudi, of 'Abdu-lla 434
APPENDIX.
A.Notes on the Matla'u-s Sa'dain514
B.Odes of 'Unsuri 515
C.Diwan of Salman 518
D.Memoir of Mir 'Ali Sher527
E.Memoir of Khawas Khan	528
F.Death of Shuja'at Khan 532
G.Waki'at-i Mushtaki 534
H.Bibliographical Notices557
I.Note on the Autobiography of Timur559

Volume V:End of the Afghan Dynasty and the First Thirty-Eight Years of the Reign of Akbar
CONTENTS OF VOL. V.
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Prefacev
Corrigendumx
Addendum x
XXXIV. Tarikh-i Salatin-i Afaghana, of Ahmad Yadgar1
XXXV.  Makhzan-i Afghani and Tarikh-i Khan-Jahan Lodi, of Ni'amatu-lla67
XXXVI. Humayun-nama, of Khondamir 116
XXXVII.	Tarikh-i Rashidi, of Haidar Mirza Doghlat127
XXXVIII. Tazkiratu-l Waki'at, of Jauhar	136
XXXIX. Tarikh-i Alfi, of Maulana Ahmad and others150
XL. Tabakat-i Akbari, of Nizamu-d din Ahmad, Bakhshi177
XLI. Muntakhabu-t Tawarikh; or, Tarikh-i Badauni, of Mulla 'Abdu-l Kadir Badauni477
APPENDIX.
A. On the Capture of Nasibin by means of Scorpions550
B. On Kusdar 557
C. On Fire-worship in Upper India559
D. On the Knowledge of Sanskrit by Muhammadans570

Volume VI:Akbar and Jahangir
Preface	v
Addendum to Vol. IVvii>
Errata in Vol. VI vii
XLII Akbar-nama, of Shaikh Abu-l Fazl1
XLIII Takmila-i Akbar-nama, of 'Inayatu-lla103
XLIV  Akbar-nama, of Shaikh Illahdad Faizi Sirhindi116
XLV   Waki'at, of Shaikh Faizi 147
XLVI  Wikaya, of Asad Beg 150
XLVII Tarikh-i Hakki, of Shaikh 'Abdu-l Hakk175
XLVIII Zubdatu-t Tawarikh, of Shaikh Nuru-l Hakk182
XLIX Rauzatu-t Tahirin, of Tahir Muhammad 195
L Muntakhabu-t Tawarikh; or, Ahsanu-t Tawarikh, of Hasan bin Muhammad201
LI Tarikh-i Firishta, of Muhammad Kasim Hindu Shah Firishta  207
LII Ma-asir-i Rahimi, of Muhammad 'Abdu-l Baki 237
LIII Anfa'u-l Akhbar, of Muhammad Amin 244
Memoirs of JahangirPreliminary Note by Editor251
LIV Tarikh-i Salim Shahi; Tuzak-i Jahangiri, of the Emperor Jahangir256
LV  Dwazda-Sala-i Jahangiri; Waki'at Jahangiri, of the Emperor Jahangir276
LVI Tatimma-i Waki'at-i Jahangiri, of Muhammad Hadi 392
LVII Ikbal-nama-i Jahangiri, of Mu'tamad Khan  400
LVIII Ma-asir-i Jahangiri, of Kamgar Khan 439
LIX Intikhab-i Jahangiri-Shahi 446
LX  Subh-i Sadik, of Sadik Isfahani453
APPENDIX.
A On the Early Use of Gunpowder in India455
B Extracts from a Biographical Work of 'Abdu-l Hakk Dehlawi483
C Comments on the Institutes of Jahangir 493
D Translations from Shash Fat'h-i Kangra 517
E Translation of the Introduction to Firishta's History532
F Bibliographical Notices of Works of the Period

Volume VII:From Shah-Jahan to the Early Years of the Reign of Muhammad Shah
CONTENTS OF VOL. VII.
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Table of Contents
Preface	 v
Errata in Vol. VIIviii
LXI. Padshah-nama, of Muhammad Amin Kazwini1
LXII. Badshah-nama, of 'Abdu-l Hamid Lahori 3
LXIII. Shah Jahan-nama, of 'Inayat Khan	73
LXIV.  Badshah-nama, of Muhammad Waris	121
LXV.   'Amal-i Salih, of Muhammad Salih Kambu123
LXVI.  Shah Jahan-nama, of Muhammad Sadik Khan 133
LXVII. Majalisu-s Salatin, of Muhammad Sharif Hanafi134
LXVIII.	Tarikh-i Mufazzali, of Mufazzal Khan  141
LXIX. Mir-at-i 'Alam, Mir-at-i Jahan-numa, of Bakhtawar Khan145
LXX.  Zinatu-t Tawarikh, of 'Azizu-llah	166
LXXI. Lubbu-t Tawarikh-i Hind, of Rai Bhara Mal168
LXXII. 'Alamgir-nama, of Muhammad Kazim	174
LXXIII.	Ma-asir-i 'Alamgiri, of Muhammad Saki Musta'idd Khan181
LXXIV.	Futuhat-i 'Alamgiri, of Muhammad Ma'sum	198
LXXV.	Tarikh-i Mulk-i Asham, of Shahabu-d din Talash199
LXXVI.	Wakai', of Ni'amat Khan	200
LXXVII.	Jang-nama, of Ni'amat Khan 202
LXXVIII. Ruka'at-i 'Alamgiri, of the Emperor Aurangzeb203
LXXIX. Muntakhabu-l Lubab, of Khafi Khan 207
LXXX.  Tarikh, of Iradat Khan 534
LXXXI. Tarikh-i Bahadur Shahi 565
LXXXII.	Tarikh-i Shah 'Alam Bahadur Shahi568
LXXXIII. 'Ibrat-nama, of Muhammad Kasim	569

Volume VIII:To End of the Muhammadan Empire in India
CONTENTS OF VOL. VIII.
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Table of Contents
Preface	 v
Examination of Major Raverty's Criticisms of the Tabakat-i Nasiri as translated in Vol. II. of this workxi
Additions and Corrections xxiii
LXXXIV.	Mukhtasiru-t Tawarikh 1
LXXXV.	Khulasatu-t Tawarikh, of Subhan Rai5
LXXXVI.	Haft Gulshan-i Muhammad-Shahi, of Muhammad Hadi Kamwar Khan13
LXXXVII. Tazkira-i Chaghatai, of Muhammad Hadi Kamwar Khan 17
LXXXVIII. Tarikh-i Chaghatai, of Muhammad Shafi', Teharani 21
LXXXIX.	Burhanu-l Futuh, of Muhammad 'Ali 25
XC. Kanzu-l Mahfuz 37
XCI. Tarikh-i Hindi, of Rustam 'Ali40
XCII. Tarikh-i Nadiru-z Zamani, of Khushhal Chand70
XCIII. Jauhar-i Samsam, of Muhammad Muhsin Sadiki 72
XCIV.  Tazkira, of Anand Ram Mukhlis 76
XCV.   Nadir-nama, of Mirza Muhammad Mahdi99
XCVI.  Tahmasp-nama, of Miskin 100
XCVII. Bahru-t Tawarikh	101
XCVIII.	Muhammad-nama 103
XCIX. Tarikh-i Muhammad Shahi, of Yusuf Muhammad Khan103
C. Tarikh-i Ahm??Shah 104
CI. Bayan-i Waki', of Khwaja 'Abdu-l Karim Khan124
CII. Tarikh-i 'Alamgir-sani  140
CIII. Tarikh-i Manazilu-l Futuh, of Muhammad Ja'far Shamlu144
CIV.  Jam-i Jahan-numa, of Muzaffar Husain 158
CV.   Farhatu-n Nazirin, of Muhammad Aslam 163
CVI.  Tarikh-i Faiz Bakhsh, of Sheo Parshad 175
CVII. Hadikatu-l Akalim, of Murtaza Husain  180
CVIII. Jam-i Jahan-numa, of Kudratu-llah 184
CIX. Ma-asiru-l Umara, of Shah Nawaz Khan Samsamu-d daula187
CX.  Tazkiratu-l Umara, of Kewal Ram 192
CXI. Sawanih-i Akbari, of Amir Haidar Husaini193
CXII. Siyaru-l Muta-akhkhirin, of Ghulam Husain Khan194
CXIII. Mulakhkhasu-t Tawarikh, of Farzand 'Ali Husain 199
CXIV.  Tarikh-i Mamalik-i Hind, of Ghulam Basit	200
CXV.   Chahar Gulzar Shuja'i, of Hari Charan Das 204
CXVI.  Tarikh-i Shahadat-i Farrukh Siyar, of Mirza Muhammad Bakhsh232
CXVII. Waki'at-i Azfari	234
CXVIII.	Bahru-l Mawwaj, of Muhammad 'Ali Khan Ansari235
CXIX. 'Ibrat-nama, of Fakir Khairu-d din Muhammad 237
CXX.  Chahar Gulshan, of Ram Chatar Man	 255
CXXI. Tarikh-i Ibrahim Khan  257
CXXII. Lubbu-s Siyar, of Abu Talib Londoni298
CXXIII.	Ausaf-i Asaf  300
CXXIV.	Tarikh, of Jugal Kishwar300
CXXV.	Gulistan-i Rahmat, of Nawab Mustajab Khan301
CXXVI.	Gul-i Rahmat, of Sa'adat Yar Khan 302
CXXVII.	Sahihu-l Akhbar, of Sarup Chand	313
CXXVIII. Tarikh-i Muzaffari, of Muhammad 'Ali Khan316
CXXIX. Shah-nama, or Munawwaru-l Kalam, of Sheo Das 331
CXXX.  Ikhtisaru-t Tawarikh, of Sawan Singh 332
CXXXI. Mir-at-i Aftab-numa, of Shah Nawaz Khan 332
CXXXII.	Intikhabu-t Tawarikh, of Mirza Masita  334
CXXXIII. Sa'adat-i Jawed, of Harnam Singh 336
CXXXIV.	 Ma'danu-s Sa'adat, of Saiyid Sultan 'Ali354
CXXXV.	 Majma'u-l Akhbar, of Harsukh Rai 355
CXXXVI.	 Kashifu-l Akhbar, of 'Inayat Husain 372
CXXXVII. Zubdatu-l Akhbar, of Umrao Singh 374
CXXXVIII. Muntakhab-i Khulasatu-t Tawarikh, of Ram Parshad375
CXXXIX.	Akhbar-i Muhabbat, of Nawab Muhabbat Khan  376
CXL. Tarikh-i Shah 'Alam, of Manu Lal 393
CXLI. Shah 'Alam-nama, of Ghulam 'Ali Khan393
CXLII. 'Imadu-s Sa'adat, of Mir Ghulam 'Ali 394
CXLIII.	Nigar-nama-i Hind, of Saiyid Ghulam 'Ali396
CXLIV.	Muntakhabu-t Tawarikh, of Sadasukh  403
CXLV.	Ashrafu-t Tawarikh, of Kishan Dayal 411
CXLVI.	Jinanu-l Firdaus, of Mirza Muhammad Yusufi413
CXLVII.	Tarikh-i Henry, of Saiyid Muhammad Bakir 'Ali Khan414
CXLVIII. Balwant-nama, of Fakir Khairu-d din Muhammad 416
CXLIX. Yadgar-i Bahaduri, of Bahadur Singh 417
CL. Jami'u-t Tawarikh, of Fakir Muhammad 425
CLI. Jam-i Jam, of Saiyid Ahmad Khan 430
CLII. Majma'u-l Muluk and Zubdatu-l Gharaib, of Muhammad Riza432
CLIII. Akhbarat-i Hind, of Muhammad Riza 436
CLIV.  Miftahu-t Tawarikh, of Thomas William Beale441
BIBLIOGRAPHICAL INDEX i
GEOGRAPHICAL INDEX x
GENERAL INDEX xlii