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Ziauddin Barani
Indian Muslim historian and political thinker (1285–1357)
Ziauddin Barani | |
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| Born | Ziauddin Barani 1285 Baran, Delhi Sultanate (modern-day Bulandshahr, India) |
| Died | 1357 Delhi Sultanate |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation(s) | Historian, Political Thinker |
| Title | Nadim (Companion) of Sultan Muhammad bin Tughlaq |
| Influences | Sufi Mysticism |
| Era | Delhi Sultanate |
| Notable works | Tarikh-i-Firoz Shahi, Fatwa-i-Jahandari |
Ziauddin Barani (Urdu: ضیاء الدین برنی; 1285–1358 CE) was an Indian[1][2][3] political thinker of the Delhi Sultanate located in present-day Northern India during Muhammad bin Tughlaq and Firuz Shah's reign.
He was best known for composing the Tarikh-i-Firoz Shahi (also called Tarikh-i-Firuz Shahi), a work on medieval India, which covers the period from the reign of Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq to the first six years of the reign of Firoz Shah Tughluq; and the Fatwa-i-Jahandari Ziauddin Barani - Wikipedia LEDA