The History of India, as Told by its Own Historians
The Muhammadan Period

This comprehensive eight-volume collection (1867–77) includes descriptions of the texts of Islamic history, translations of extracts, and background information.

Henry Miers Elliot (Author), John Dowson (Edited by)

9781108055840, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 21 March 2013

598 pages, 1 b/w illus.
21.6 x 14 x 3.4 cm, 0.75 kg

This extensive eight-volume work was first published between 1867 and 1877 by the linguist John Dowson (1820–81) from the manuscripts of the colonial administrator and scholar Sir Henry Miers Elliot (1808–53). Before his death, hoping to bolster British colonial ideology, Elliot had intended to evaluate scores of Arabic and Persian historians of India, believing that his translations would demonstrate the violence of the Muslim rulers and 'make our native subjects more sensible of the immense advantages accruing to them under the mildness and the equity of our rule'. Volume 2 begins with accounts of the earliest inroads of the Ghaznivid conquerors, tracing the rise to power of the Muslims in India. It includes History of the World Conqueror by Ata-Malik Jovayni (1226–83), one of the main sources on the rapid sweep of Genghis Khan's armies through Asia. The volume closes in 1257 during the reign of Nasir-ud-din Mahmud (1246–66).

Preface
1. Tarikhu-l Hind
2. Tarikh Yamini
3. Tarikhu-s Subuktigin
4. Jamiu-Hikayat
5. Taju-l Ma-asir
6. Kamilu-t Tawarikh
7. Nizamu-t Tawarikh
8. Tabakat-i Nasiri
9. Jahan Kusha
Appendices.

Subject Areas: Asian history [HBJF]