History · Sources of Medieval Indian History
UGC NET June 2011 History
Tarikh-i-Firuz Shahi (of Firoz Shah Tughlaq's reign) was written by
AShams-i Siraj Afif ✓ Correct
BAmir Khusrau
CMir Khurd
DFiroz Shah Tughlaq
Correct answer: (A) Shams-i Siraj Afif — This Tarikh-i-Firuz Shahi was written by Shams-i Siraj Afif, so the answer is Afif.
Explanation
★This Tarikh-i-Firuz Shahi was written by Shams-i Siraj Afif, so the answer is Afif.
★It gives a detailed and admiring account of the reign of Sultan Firoz Shah Tughlaq, who ruled from 1351 to 1388.
★Afif praised the Sultan's canals, towns and welfare measures, making the work a key source for the period.
★An earlier book of the same title was written by Ziauddin Barni, covering the Sultans up to Firoz Shah's early years.
★Amir Khusrau was a famous poet, not the author of this chronicle.
★Mir Khurd wrote the Sufi biographical work Siyar-ul-Auliya, not a court history.
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