Tabaqat-i-Nasiri / Tabaqat-E-Nasiri

Tabaqat-i-Nasiri

Minhaj-us-Riraj, the author of this book, belonged to an aristocratic family of Central Asia. His father served Muhammad Ghori as Qazi and spiritual guide. Minhaj was also a great scholar. He was appointed principal of the Firozi Madrassah in Uchh in A.D. 1227 by Nasiruddin Qubacha, but soon Uchh was occupied by Iltutmish. Minhaj was brought to Delhi and patronized by the Sultan due to his qualities of head and heart.

During the reign of Iltutmish, he progressed very rapidly and in A.D. 1235 was appointed the chief Qazi of Delhi. Balban also lavished praise on him. Besides being a theologian, he was a historian par excellence. He wrote the history of Islamic Wrold in 25 volumes under the title of Tabaqat-i-Nasiri. Volume I deal with the earlier prophets and the ancestors of Muhammad and the birth of Islam. Volume II to X contains the history of Caliphs and Muslim rulers of different countries. The successive volumes contain the description of Ghaznavids, Sultans of Ghor and the attacks of the Mongols on Muslim Kingdoms. Thus Tabaqat-i-Nasiri throws light not only upon Turkish rule in India but also highlights the history of Arabia, Iran, Central Asia, Ghazni and Ghor. The author has taken great pains in collecting the source material before he gave it the form of a book. The historical facts and chronological order of the book are praiseworthy.

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