Mir Ahmed Nasrallah Thattvi (died 1588) was born in Thatta, Sindh.
He was among the renowned and widely traveled Muslim scholars at the court of Mughal Emperor Akbar.
During his early life he was in a devoted pursuit of higher education and spiritual improvement, he traveled as a young man both to important centers of learning, particularly in Safavid Iran, and the Ottoman ruled cities of Mecca, Medina, and Jerusalem.
His main contributions to the works was the chapters beginning from the 36th year after the death of the Islamic prophet Muhammad to the time of Ghazan (d.704 AH/1304 AD).
However, Tattavi never saw the work completed he died in (996 AH/1588 AD) upon the emergence of prince Jahangir.