Ma'asir al-umara

Ma'asir al-Umara, written by Samsam ud Daula Shah Nawaz Khan and his son Abdul Hai Khan, at Aurangabad, is a Persian-language biography of notables in the Mughal Empire during the time period approximately 1556–1780.

Shah Nawaz Khan relies upon a variety of Persian histories for his information, which he lists in his introduction.

An English translation by Beni Prasad and H. Beveridge is available.

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