Describe the important features of Indo-Persian tradition of history-writing during the Sultanate period.

 Among the Muslim elite, history was considered as the third important source of knowledge after the religious scripture and jurisprudence.

Therefore, the study and writing of history were accorded great importance after the establishment of the Delhi Sultanate in the closing years of 12th century. The pioneers of history- writing in the Indo-Persian tradition were Muhammad bin Mansur, popularly known as Fakhr-i Mudabbir.

His writings included a book of genealogies of the Prophet of Islam and the Muslim rulers, including Qutbuddin Aibak. Minhaj Siraj Juzjani was another important historian of the 13th century. However, the most important figure in the Indo-Persian historiography was Ziauddin Barani in the 14th century. His Tarikh-i Firuzshahi is a milestone in the tradition of history- writing in medieval India. It was written for the enlightenment of the rulers of his times. Under the Mughals this tradition of history-writing continued and reached new heights. Abul Fazl, Nizamuddin Ahmad, Abdul Qadir Badauni, Khwaja Kamgar Husaini and Abdul Hamid Lahori were some important historians of the Mughal period.

During the Mughal rule in India, a new tradition of history writing by official chroniclers came into, existence. These chroniclers, appointed by almost all the Mughal emperors till the reign of Aurangzeb, were provided access to the official records that could facilitate them in writing histories. It was the most significant feature of the Indo-Persian tradition of history writing under the Mughal rule.

Another very striking feature of the period was the autobiographical accounts written by emperors themselves. Some of the best-known works in this genre included Tuzuk-i-Baburi (in Turkish) by Babur and Tuzuk-i Jahangiri _____ _____ __________ ________ ______ ______.
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