Nobility Under the Great Mughals

by Tr.Z.A.Desai

The Dhakhiratul Khawanin,hitherto neglected first biographical dictionary of the great Mughals is a rich mine of information.It contains new and detailed information which are not found in other contemporary and near-contemporary sources.The Dhakhira was compiled by shaikh Farid Bhakkari,a civil offical of note.This very important source of Mughal history has so far remained inaccessible to the scholars and research for want of English translation.This translation will be of great interest not only for medieval historians and researchers,but other related subjects also.About The AuthorDr.Ziyaud-Din Abdul-Hayy Desai (1925-2002) has had an exseptionally brilliant career throughout topping the list of successful candidates at the B.A. and M.A. examinations of the undivided Bombay University.Dr.Desai is the author of a dozen and a half works and of more than 350 articles on Indo-Muslim history,art,architecture and numismatics,Indo-Persian literature,old Urdu (Gujari language),etc.