Muhammad Hashim (c. 1664–1732), better known by his title Khafi Khan, was an Indo-Persian historian of Mughal India. His career began about 1693–1694 as a clerk in Bombay. He served predominantly in Gujarat and the Deccan regions, including the final decade of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb.[1] He authored the controversial and in part "patently fictitious" Muntakhab-al Lubab – a Persian language book about the history of India during the Mughal period, completed in 1731.[2] It has been a much studied, contested source of information about the Mughal history, particularly Shah Jahan and Aurangzeb.[1][2][note 1]
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Muhammad Hashim (c. 1664–1732), better known by his title KhafiKhan, was an Indo-Persian historian of Mughal India. His career began about 1693–1694 as...
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ascended the throne, or given him Bardhaman. Another historical writer, KhafiKhan, mentions another tale about Ali Quli's death, which is said to have been...
treatment of enemies and women has been praised by Mughal authors, including KhafiKhan. Jadunath Sarkar writes: His chivalry to women and strict enforcement...
this, Aurangzeb ordered Sambhaji to be tortured to death. According to KhafiKhan and Ishwar Das [hi], that very night, Sambhaji and Kavi Kalash were blinded...
riches and power" were the reasons behind Khan's decision to change factions. KhafiKhan writes that Khan was incited to join the conspiracy due to his...
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of Kalu Khan between the Karakar Pass and the Malandrai Pass. In this conflict, Birbal lost his life. According to Mughal historian KhafiKhan, this fight...
fought each other for the throne. Muhammad Azam Shah lived in Ahmednagar. KhafiKhan suggested that whoever reached the capital city of Agra first would capture...
Tajuddin Khan of the Rajauri State in Kashmir, and belonged to the Jarral clan. According to another account by the Mughal historian KhafiKhan, she was...
book, House of Shivaji, about the heroics and fall of Santaji Ghorpade. KhafiKhan writes,"Shanta used to inflict severe punishments on his followers. For...
punishment for breaches in military discipline. The contemporary historian KhafiKhan reported that "for a trifling offense he [Santaji] would cast a man under...
hand-to-hand battle then ensued, lasting two to three hours. Muhammad Hashim KhafiKhan, a contemporary Indian historian who was in Surat at the time, wrote that...
city inhabitants after a large ransom was paid to Banda Singh Bahadur. KhafiKhan's and Latif's account of the siege has also been criticized by Dr. Harbans...
Britain and Ireland. 1847. p. 377. Manz 1999, p. 14. Muntakhab-al Lubab, KhafiKhan Nizam-ul-Mulki, Vol I, p. 49. Printed in Lahore, 1985 W. M. Thackston...
celebrations and took place at Shahnawaz Khan's mansion. The grandeur of the celebrations are described by chronicler KhafiKhan, "The burst of fireworks transformed...
comes as Mohammed Shah I ascended the throne on Nowruz. According to KhafiKhan and Ferishta, musicians flocked to the court from Lahore, Delhi, Persia...
of Viswanath at Kashi. Among Khan's sources were the state archives; however, he did not provide citations. KhafiKhan, another contemporary biographer...
captured and held to ransom Ismail Khan, Rustam (Sharza) Khan, Ali Mardan Khan, and Jannisar Khan. According to the KhafiKhan, so great was the terror of his...
and practical art. In many cases the attributions can be traced back to KhafiKhan, who according to Ellison Banks Findly, "seems to have been in the business...
Lal, K.S. (1988). The Mughal Harem. New Delhi: Aditya Prakashan. p. 194. ISBN 8185179034. OCLC 18431844. KhafiKhan. Muntakhab-ul-Lubab. OCLC 86172620....
Shivaji naval forces to be burned and lost 50 ships.: 196 Meanwhile, KhafiKhan has recorded that previously, once the fleet of Mughal during the era...
retinue of a few thousand of Sikhs that accompanied him. According to KhafiKhan, three to four thousand of his men were killed. Binod Singh is believed...
easily and cheaply available in Maharashtra and Karnataka. The Historian KhafiKhan wrote about enchanting beauty of 16th Century wooden Palaces, temples...
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