Muslim chronicles for Indian history

Muslim chronicles for Indian history are chronicles regarding history of the Indian subcontinent written from Muslim perspective. The chronicles written in Arabic or Persian are valuable sources for Indian history.

This is a chronological list of major chronicles, authors and the region they cover.

#ChronicleAuthorDateRulerRegionLinks
1Futûhu’l-Buldãnal-Bilãdhurî-893RulerSeistan, Samarqand, Debal, Multan, KandaharLinks
2Tãrîkh-i-TabarîAbu Ja‘far Muhammad bin Jarîr at-Tabarî839-922RulerBeykund (Khurasan) Samarqand, Balkh, KabulLinks
3Tãrîkhu'l-HindAbû Rîhan Muhammad bin Ahmad al-Bîrûnî 970-RulerMultan, ThanesarLinks
4Kitãbu’l-YamînîAbû Nasr Muhammad ibn Muhammad al Jabbãru’l-‘Utbî-1020Samanid 'Abd al-Malik ILamghan, Narain, Nardin, Thanesar, Mathura, Kanauj Link
5Tabaqat-i NasiriMinhaj-i-Siraj1193-1259Bakhtiyar KhiljiBihar, Bengal, OrissaLink

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Notes:

Dates: The dates are author's known or estimated dates. "r" indicates dates for the patron ruler.

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