Ans. The Ghurian conquest of North India towards the close of 12th century AD is an important event in Indian history. This attracted emigrants from the neighbouring countries who represent different cultural traditions. One of the traditions introduced by them was that of history writing. With the coming of Mughals in 16th century AD, the tradition of history writing achieved new heights. Among the Muslim elite, history was considered as the third important source of knowledge after the religious scripture and jurisprudence. Abdul Fazl, Nizamuddin Ahmad, Abdul Qadir Badauni, Khwaja Kamgar Husaini and Abdul Hamid Lahori were some important historians of the Mughal period.
The most dominant feature of the historiography of Mughal period is the tradition of history writing by official chroniclers appointed by almost all emperors till the reign of Aurengzeb. These chroniclers were appointed by the emperors and all official records were provided to them for the purpose. Another salient feature of the period is Autobiographical accounts written by emperors themselves. Tuzuk-i-Baburi by Babur and Tuzuk-i-Jahangiri by Jahangir are the important works in this genre. Apart from official works which had obvious constrains, a number of independent works were written by independent scholars which provide a critical appraisal of the policies and events of the period.
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Zahiruddin Muhammad Babur, who invaded India and supplanted... [Continue to Read Complete Answer]
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