Abdul Hamid Lahori
Abdul Hamid Lahori | |
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Born | |
Died | 1654 |
Occupation | Historian |
Years active | 17th century |
Notable work | Padshahnama |
ʿAbd-al-Ḥamīd Lāhūrī (Persian: عبدالحمید لاہوری; died 1654) was a 17th century traveller and historian during the reign of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahān who later became a court historian for the emperor. He wrote the Pādshāh-nāma, the official chronicle of the Shah Jahān's reign. He has described Shah Jahān's life and activities during the first twenty years of his reign in this book in great detail. Infirmities of old age prevented him from proceeding with the third decade, which was later chronicled by Muḥammad Wārith, his pupil.[1][2]
Biography
Not much is known about the biographical details of ʿAbd al-Ḥamīd Lāhūrī, except that he was a
A brief collection of ʿAbd al-Ḥamīd's letters with his prolegomenon is considered his early work.
Taj Mahal
Taj Mahal, the world-renowned monument was built and completed by the end of 1653 or early 1654 in the 17th-century. Therefore, the 350th anniversary of Taj Mahal actually occurred around 1994.[1] More than 20,000 workers toiled for years to build the majestic Taj Mahal with four slender minarets. It was built by the heartbroken Mughal emperor Shah Jahān in memory of his second wife, Empress Momtāz Maḥall, who had died in childbirth. Shah Jahān's official chronicler ʿAbd al-Ḥamīd writes that the construction began six months after Empress Momtāz Maḥall's death which was on 17 June 1631.[1]
ʿAbd al-Ḥamīd also calls the glass pieces of the
Works
- Lahori, Abdul Hamid (1868). Badshahnamah of Lahori, Vol. 1 (Original text). College Press Calcutta.
- Lahori, Abdul Hamid (1868). Badshahnamah of Lahori, Vol. 2, Bibliotheca Indica (Original text). College Press Calcutta.
- Lahori, Abdul Hamid; tr. by Henry Miers Elliot (1875). Badshanama of Abdul Hamid Lahori. Hafiz Press, Lahore.
- Bádsháh-Náma of 'Abdu-L Hamíd Láhorí Packard Humanities Institute
References
- ^ a b c Taj Mahal turns 350...maybe Archived 9 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine news24 archives website, Published 27 September 2004, Retrieved 9 July 2019
- ^ The Padshahnama (book written by Abdul Hamid Lahori in 1656-57) Royal Collection Trust website, Retrieved 9 July 2019
- ^ a b c d Baburi 2012.
- ^ R. P. Srivastava (1983) Punjab Painting. p. 81
- ^ Padshahnamah - a book written by Abdul Hamid Lahori on Banglapedia website Retrieved 9 July 2019
- ^ BADSHAH-NAMA OF ABDUL HAMID LAHORI Royal Asiatic Society, Retrieved 9 July 2019
- ^ Love Story Behind Taj Mahal Archived 9 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine Government of Uttar Pradesh, India (tajmahal.gov.in website), Retrieved 9 July 2019
Further reading
- Baburi, Saqib (2012). "ʿAbd al-Ḥamīd-i Lāhawrī". In Fleet, Kate; ISSN 1873-9830.
- ISBN 978-0-71009-090-4.