Baharistan-i-Ghaibi

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The Baharistan-i-Ghaibi (

Mughal emperor Jahangir (1605–1627). Unlike other history books of the Mughal Empire
, written by court historians by order of the emperor and covering the history of the whole empire, the Baharistan-i-Ghaibi deals only with the affairs of Bengal and the adjoining area.

Author

The Baharistan-i-Ghaibi was written by Alauddin Isfahani, alias Mirza Nathan. His father, Malik Ali, later entitled Ihtimam Khan, went to Bengal in 1608, along with

Islam Khan Chishti, as an admiral of the Mughal fleet. Mirza Nathan accompanied his father in his service. Later Mirza Nathan was awarded the title of Shitab Khan by Jahangir.[1] Serving in the Mughal army in Bengal, he witnessed most of the region's political events and common life, and wrote from personal observation. He took part in battles against Khwaja Usman and Pratapaditya during the viceroyalty of Islam Khan,[2] but during the later period he was engaged in the warfare in Kamrup
.

When the prince

Bhulua and the several Mughal invasions to Chittagong are found in greater details in the Baharistan; the Arakanese and the Portuguese
sources give only a short account.

Organisation

The Baharistan-i-Ghaibi was lost for a long time until its discovery by

Eid, Muharram and other festivals help ascertain the chronology of events accurately. Scholars have ascertained that the first two daftars were completed before 1632 and the last two were completed before 1641.[2]

Accounts

The Baharistan-i-Ghaibi is a unique and extensively documented source of the history of contemporary Bengal, Bihar and Assam and the Mughal subjugation of the region.[citation needed] The only other source of the time Tuzk-e-Jahangiri, the official memoirs of the emperor only briefly mention a few events in Bengal.[2] Mirza Nathan's account follows the campaigns of Islam Khan, as well as the conquest of Kamarupa, Tippera, Kachhar, Assam and Chittagong in lucid and copious details, including full accounts of the battles, the political situation and socio-economic life and conditions of the region during Jahangir's time. The book names and describes the regional political and military leaders and warriors who played instrumental roles in the events of the era.

See also

References

  1. OCLC 28183749
    .
  2. ^ a b c d Karim, Abdul (2012). "Baharistan-i-Ghaibi". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. Archived from the original on 2015-11-20. Retrieved 2016-05-09.

External links

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