The Tarikh-I-Mubarakshahi- Yahiya Bin Ahmad Bin Abdullah Sirhindi (An Old and Rare Book)

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The Tarikh-i- Mubarak-Shahi by Yahiya Bin Ahmad Bin Abdullah Sirhindi was written originally into Parsian. The present book is a Translation of the Original Persian work by H. Beveridge. It is regarded as a very standard and authoritative translation of the original Persian work. The author was a contemporary of the Sayyid Kings. The facts of this work were gathered by the author from various Histories and from his personal observation and knowledge. The events recorded are from the times of Sultan Muhammad Ghori to 1434 i. c. till twenty years of the Sayyid rule. The narrative is very gripping and interesting. It is supplemented by notes by Beveridge which make it clear and unstandable to the readers. The Index of the book is quite exhaustive. The book begins with an account of the rise of the Kingdom of Ghor in the 12th Century A.D. under Sultan Bahauddin Sam, the nephew of Sultan Alauddin Jahan-Soz The sovereignty of Ghor passed on into the hands of Sultan Ghiasud-din Muhammad, the elder brother of Sultan Muizzud-din Muhammad Ghori, after the death of Sultan Saif-ud-din, son of Sultan Ala-ud-din Jahan Ser. Muhammad Ghori invaded India and occupied it in 1192 after the second battle of Tarain. His Lt. Qutab-ud-din completed. his work and ascended the Throne of Delhi in 1206 after Ghori's death. Thus began the rule of the slave dynasty which was replaced in 1290 by the Khaljis. The details about Jalal-ud-din Firoz Khalji and Ala-ud-din Khalji and his successors, ard the murder of Malik Kafur have been described in good flowing language. The defeat and death of Khusru Khan at the hands of Ghias-ud-din Tughlak and the establishment of Tughlak dynasty are given in details. Yahiya does not agree with the view that "Muhammad Tughlak plotted his father's death." He calls Aram Shah "as the son of Qutab-ud-din";