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First published in 1906, this classic nine-volume history of the
nation of India places it among the storied lands of antiquity,
alongside Egypt, China, and Mesopotamia. Edited by American
academic ABRAHAM VALENTINE WILLIAMS JACKSON (1862 1937), professor
of Indo-Iranian languages at Columbia University, it offers a
highly readable narrative of the Indian people and culture through
to the time of its publication, when the nation was still part of
the British Empire. Volume V, The Mohammedan Period as Described by
Its Own Historians consisting of selections from the eight-volume
History of India as Described by Its Own Historians by British
historian SIR HENRY MIERS ELLIOT (1803-1853) features entertaining
and enlightening treatments of: the Arab conquest of Sind the holy
wars of Islam waged against Hindustan rise of the house of Ghor
Raziya, the Mohammedan empress of India Ala-Ad-Din s conquests on
the Deccan Timur s account of his invasion of India the memoirs of
the emperor Babar and much more. This beautiful replica of the 1906
first edition includes all the original illustrations.
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 1 contains
introductory material and Elliot's original preface; early Arab
geographers' chronicles, including Ibn Khordadbeh's ninth-century
Book of Roads and Kingdoms and tenth-century works by Estakhri and
Ibn Hawqal; histories of Sindh, including the Chach Nama; and
extensive appendices giving further contextual information and
ethnographic notes on India.
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).
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 3 covers the
period from the death of Nasir-ud-din Mahmud (1246-66) to the rise
to power of Timur (1336-1405) at the end of the fourteenth century.
It includes Timur's purported autobiography and the
fifteenth-century Zafarnama of Sharafuddin Ali Yazdi, a history of
the Timurid dynasty. The appendices contain studies of
contemporaneous texts, including poetry and the Travels of Ibn
Battuta.
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 4 covers the
death of Timur in 1405 and continues to Akbar (1542-1605),
including the autobiography of Babur (1483-1530), the Tarikh-i-Sher
Shahi (1580), and the Tarikh-i-Daudi, covering the fall of the
Karrani dynasty of Bengal and the rise of Akbar. The appendices
discuss further anecdotal and related literature of the age.
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 5 charts the
end of the Afghan dynasty in 1526 and most of the reign of Akbar,
as frankly recounted in Abd-ul-Qadir Bada'uni's
Muntakhab-ut-Tawarikh (1595). It also includes chronicles of the
rule of the second Mughal emperor, Humayun (1508-56), and the
Tarikh-i-Akbari. The appendices contain Elliot's notes on aspects
of Indian culture.
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 6 covers the
death of Akbar in 1605 and includes extracts from the Akbarnama of
Abul Fazl (1551-1602), the emperor's vizier and court historian. It
also covers the reign of Jahangir (1569-1627) with extracts from
the Jahangirnama, his own memoirs. The appendices include a
translation of the introduction to Ferishta's early
seventeenth-century history.
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 7 covers the
period from Shah Jahan (1592-1666) to the early reign of Muhammad
Shah (1702-48). It includes various Padshahnama, the works
comprising the official visual history of Shah Jahan's reign, most
notably that of Abdul Hamid Lahori (d.1654). Also included are
substantial extracts from the Muntakhab-ul-Lubab of Khafi Khan,
covering the long reign of Aurangzeb (1618-1707).
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 8 addresses
criticism of the previously published volumes, and includes
additions and corrections to them. The volume also contains
extracts of numerous additional histories covering the end of the
Mughal Empire from Muhammad Shah (1702-1748) to the establishment
of British political and military dominance in India in the
mid-nineteenth century.
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