Baharistan-i-Ghaibi
The Baharistan-i-Ghaibi (Persian: بهارستان غیبی), written by Mirza Nathan, is a 17th-century chronicle on the history of Bengal, Cooch Behar, Assam and Bihar under the reign of 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
When the prince
Organisation
The Baharistan-i-Ghaibi was lost for a long time until its discovery by
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
- OCLC 28183749.
- ^ 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
- Nathan, Mirza (1936). M. I. Borah (ed.). Baharistan-I-Ghaybi – Volume 1. .
- Nathan, Mirza (1936). M. I. Borah (ed.). Baharistan-I-Ghaybi – Volume II. .