Muhammad Saleh Kamboh
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| Mulla Muhammad Saleh Kamboh ملا مہمد صالح کمبوہ |
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| Born |  Mughal Empire |
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| Died | 1075 AH Lahore, Mughal Empire |
| Education | Fluent in Arabic, Persian, Urdu |
| Occupation | Court Chronicler |
Muhammad Saleh Kamboh (Urdu: ملا مہمد صالح کمبوہ) Lahori was official biographer of Emperor Shah Jahan and the teacher of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb. Little is known of the life of Muhammad Saleh Kamboh other than the works he composed. He is stated to be younger brother of Inayat-Allah Kamboh (Urdu: عنایت خان کمبوہ) and worked as Shahi Dewan with Governor of Lahore. Muhammad Saleh is best remembered for his work Amal-i Salih, also referred to as Shah Jahan Namah (The History of Shah Jahan), which work he completed in 1659-60 AD. Amal-i-Salih is an account of the life and reign of Shah Jahan. However, the work also includes information on Shah Jahan’s predecessors (particularly Akbar and Jahangir) and a compendium of biographies of the Shaikhs, poets, and other notables who were contemporaries with Shah Jahan. It is considered to be one of the most important original sources of events during Shah Jahan's reign.
Muhammad Saleh Kamboh died in 1674 AD.
A mosque has been built with his name in Mochi Gate, Walled City of Lahore.[1] He is buried in Lahore, though his grave location is currently disputed by the owners of the property.[2]
