Question

Who were the authors of tawarikh? Write in brief about them?

Answer 1

Hint:
> The Persian word Tawarikh is a plural term that refers to the collection of histories written during the Mughal era.
> Tawarikh was written in the Persian language. It was written to keep the regards of the successes and merits of the sultans.
> Tawarikh's writers lived in towns (mainly Delhi) and occasionally in villages.

Complete answer:
Delhi became an important centre of trade under the Tomaras and Chauhans. In the city, many rich Jain merchants lived and built many temples. This was where coins named dehliwal were minted and had a large circulation. At the beginning of the 13th century, the transformation of Delhi into a city that governed large areas of the subcontinent began with the foundation of the Delhi Sultanate. In the region that we now know as Delhi, the Delhi Sultans developed several cities. Tarikh/Tawarikh is important histories written in Persian, the language of the Delhi Sultans' government, which provides a lot of details. Tawarikh's authors were learned men, administrators, secretaries, courtiers, and poets. They wrote about events and things in Delhi sultanate. And they wrote really sweet stuff for the most part so that they could get gifts and incentives from the sultan. On just governance (equality for all) and the values of birthright and gender distinctions, they also told rulers. In 1236, the daughter of Sultan Iltutmish named Raziyya became Sultan-chronicler. Minhaj-i Siraj said that Raziyya was more qualified and capable than all her brothers. But he didn't find comfort to have a queen as his ruler. Nobles were also not pleased with her attempts to govern independently. She was changed from the throne in 1240.

Note
> The Delhi Sultanate was an Islamic empire that lasted for 320 years across large parts of the Indian subcontinent.
> In 1206, Qutb-ud-din Aibak founded the Delhi Sultanate under the Mamluk dynasty.
> 5 dynasties governed the Delhi Sultanate continuously. It includes the Mamluk/Slave dynasty, the Tughlaq dynasty, the Khilji dynasty, the Lodi dynasty, and the Sayyid dynasty