Survey of Sources

ಮೂಲಾಧಾರಗಳ ಸಮೀಕ್ಷೆ

Programme ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರ ಮ BA
Subject ವಿಷರ್ History and
Archaeology
Semester ಶಿಕ್ಷಣಾವಧಿ III
University ವಿಶ್ವ ವಿದ್ಯಾ ಲರ್ Karnatak University,
Dharwad
Session ಅವಧಿ 1
Title : Survey of Sources : Literary and
Archaeological

Sub Title: Literary Sources

 Learning Objectives

To expose learners different sources to

the study of History
 Session Out Comes

Students will understand the Importance of the

Literary sources to reconstruct History
 Literacy Sources

• Introduction
• Importance
• Classification of Literary Sources
1. Indigenous Literature
2. Foreign Literature
 Important Literary Sources

• Tahqiq-i-Hind of Alberuni
• Alberuni the famous Arabic
& Persian scholar.
• Lived in India many years
learnt Sanskrit.
• Gives description of India Alberuni 973-1048 AD
• Taj-ul-Massir of Hasan Nizami
• It deals the early period of Delhi Sultanate
1192-1228 AD.
• Gives information about the reign of Aibak &
early rule of Iltamish.
• Tabquat-i-Nasiri of Minhaj-us-Siraj
• It gives information of the History of Delhi
Sultanate up to 1260 AD
• Tarikh-i-Firozshahi of Zia-ud-
Din Barani
• Tarikh-i-Firozshahi gives a
very useful account of the
history of the Slave Dynasty,
the Khaljis and the Tughluqs.
• The book was completed in Zia-ud-Din Barani

1359
• Tarikh-i-Firozshahi of Shams-i-Siraj Afif
• Shams-i-Siraj Afif was Patronised by Firoz Shah
Tughluq
• His work deals with the history of Firoz Shah
• Tarikh-i-Mubarak Shahi of Yahya ibn Ahmad
Sarhindi
• Tarikh-i-Mubarak Shahi is an Account of Sayed
dynasty
• It was written during 1428-1434 AD
• Amir Khusrau :1252-1325 AD
• Most Famous Persian Writer
• He lived from Balban to
Ghiyasuddin Tughalq’s period
• His works :
• Khazain-ul-Futuh,
• Nooh Sifer,
• Mifta-ul-Futuh,
• Khiran-us- Sadain,
• Tughalaq Namah,
• Kitab-ur-Rahlah of Ibn Batuta
• Moorish Traveller visited India in
1333. & lived 14 years
• Served as Qazi(Judge) in the court
of Muhammad-Bin- Tughlaq as a
Ambassador in China.
• His work gives information about
Muhammad-Bin- Tughlaq & the
contemporary social economic
Military and Geograpgical condition
Ibn Batuta
• Futuhat-i-Firozshahi of
Firoz Shah Tughlaq
• A small book of 32 pages
• Gives information of his
expeditions
• Tax system

Firoz Shah Tughlaq 1351-1388 AD

• Tariq-i-Ferista of Mohammed Qasim Ferista
• Contemporary of Ibrahim Adilshah II
• Tariq-i-Ferista is a description of Muslims
History.
• Gives information of Delhi Sultanate,
Bahmani’s and Adilshahis.
• Futuh-us-Salatin of Abdul Malik Isami
• He was under the patronage of Ala-ud-Din
Bahman Shah,
• His work gives information from Muhamud
Gazni’s invasion, Delhi sultanate, & foundation of
Bahamani’s.
• Muhammad Gawan : Men of Letter, author of
Manzir-ul-Insha, Riyaz-al-Insha, Diwan-e- Asar
• Khawja Bande Nawaz : Sufi Siant wrote 105
books , Shikar Nama, Mirazil Ashikar
• Kitab-i- Navaras of Ibrahim Adilshah II, Musical
work consists 57 stanzas & 17 cuplets.
• Basatin-I Salatin of Muhammed Ibrahim Juberi,
it gives detail information of Adilshahi’s of
Bijapur.
• Krishnadevaraya’s Amukthamalyada, Jambavti
Kalyanam
• Gangadevi’s Maduravijayam
• Allasani Peddanna’s Manucharitam
• Rajnath Dimdima’s Saluvabhyudyam ect.
 Foreign Literature
• Nicolo Conti : 1420 Italian (Venetia) Traveller.
During the time of Devaraya I
• Abdur Razzak : 1442-43 Persian ambassador
visited the court of Devaraya II. He wrote
History of Persia in which he discribe
Vijayanagar administration, social life ect.
• Nikitin: Russian traveller visited during the last
days of Sangama rule, he was the author of
Voyage to India, he referred the wars between
Vijayanara & Bahmani’s.
 Foreign Literature………
• Durate Barbosa: Portuguese, visited in 1514-
15. during the rule of Krishnadevaraya.
• Dominigo Paes : Portuguese traveller visited in
1520 “Chronica dos Reis de Bisnaga” (History of
Bisnaga) an important source foe the study of
Vijayanagara Empire.
• Fernao Nuniz : visited during 1535-36 during
the period of Achyutadevaraya. His Chronicle
gives details of Sangama dynasty,
Krishnadevaraya, and Achyutadevaraya.
 Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who wrote Tahqiq-i-Hind
a) Siraj b) Ibn Batuta c) Alberuni d) Barani
2. Name the famous Poet saw the rule of Balban ,Khilji’s &
Tughalq’s.
a) Amir Khusrau b) Utabi c) Abdullah d) Afif
3. Who was the famous Miniter & scholar of Bahamani’s
a) Muhammed Gawan b) Yusuf Adilkhan c) Alberuni d) Amir
Khusrau
4. Who wrote Amukthamalyada.
a) Harihar I b) Ramraya c) Tenalirama d) Krishanadevaraya
5. Name the Foreign traveler who visited the court of
Krishanadevaraya
a) Barbosa b) Abdur Razzak c) Nicolo Conti d) Nikitin
 MCQ’s Answers
1. Alberuni
2. Amir Khusrau
3. Muhammed Gawan
4. Krishanadevaraya
5. Barbosa
References Book :

• V.D.Mahajan: History of Medieval India

• Mehta J.L. : Advance Study in the History of
Medieval India, Vol- 1(1000-1526),
• L.P. Sharma : History of Medieval India 1000-
1740,
• ಕೆ ಸದ್ಯಶಿವ: ಮದ್ಾ ಯುಗೀನ ಭಾರತದ್
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