Muslim chronicles for Indian history

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Muslim chronicles for Indian history

The chronicles written in Arabic or Persian are valuable sources for Indian History.

This is a chronological list of major chronicles, authors and the region they cover.

# Chronicle Author Date Ruler Region Links
1 Futûhu’l-Buldãn al-Bilãdhurî -893 Ruler Seistan, Samarqand, Debal, Multan, Kandahar Links
2 Tãrîkh-i-Tabarî Abu Ja‘far Muhammad bin Jarîr at-Tabarî 839-922 Ruler Beykund (Khurasan) Samarqand, Balkh, Kabul Links
3 Tãrîkhu'l-Hind Abû Rîhan Muhammad bin Ahmad al-Bîrûnî 970- Ruler Multan, Thanesar Links
4 Kitãbu’l-Yamînî Abû Nasr Muhammad ibn Muhammad al Jabbãru’l-‘Utbî -1020 Samanid Abdul Malik Lamghan, Narain, Nardin, Thanesar, Mathura, Kanauj Link
x Tabaqat-i-Nasiri Minhaj-i-Siraj 1193-1259 Bakhtiyar Khilji Bihar, bengal, Orissa [Link]



Notes:

Dates: The dates are author's known or estimated dates. "r" indicates dates for the patron ruler.