Q64
History of IndiaDelhi Sultanate
The “Tarikh i Firuz Shahi” was the work of
- a.Abdul Khader Badauni
- b.Ziauddin Barani
- c.Bhimsen Burhanpuri
- d.Tansen
Answer: (B) Ziauddin Barani
Ziauddin Barani wrote the Tarikh-i-Firuz Shahi, a history of the Delhi Sultanate from Balban to the early years of Firuz Shah Tughlaq, and also the Fatawa-i-Jahandari on statecraft. Shams-i-Siraj Afif later wrote another work with the same title on Firuz Shah's reign. Abdul Qadir Badauni wrote the Muntakhab-ut-Tawarikh, critical of Akbar's religious policy. Bhimsen Burhanpuri wrote the Nuskha-i-Dilkusha on Aurangzeb's Deccan campaigns, and Tansen was Akbar's court musician.