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==Modern historiography== | ==Modern historiography== | ||
The history of medieval India has benefited greatly from this compilation, thanks to the efforts of K. Qanungo, H. Haig, A. Rahim and I. Siddiqui.<ref>''Abbas Khān Sarwānī and the Tuḥfa-yi Akbar Shāhī. A Critical Study'', Rahim Raza, '''East and West''', 143.</ref> | The history of medieval India has benefited greatly from this compilation, thanks to the efforts of K. Qanungo, H. Haig, A. Rahim and I. Siddiqui.<ref>''Abbas Khān Sarwānī and the Tuḥfa-yi Akbar Shāhī. A Critical Study'', Rahim Raza, '''East and West''', 143.</ref> | ||
Abbas Khan Sarwani selected Tuhfah-i-Akbar Shahi as the title of his book and it was an elaborate history of the [[Lodi dynasty|Lodi]] and [[Sur Empire|Sur]] sultans. On the other hand, Tarikh-i-Sher Shahi was actually the first chapter of the book, only this part of the work is found at present. The writer of the Tarikh-i-Sher Shahi had marriage relations with Sher Shah, also he had contact with the acquaintances whose fathers worked for Sher Shah and his son [[Islam Shah Suri|Islam Shah]]. A number of persons who had served in the government of the [[Afghans in India|Afghan rulers]] in high rank were mentioned as the sources of Sarwani. The book also includes brief biographies of those contemporary persons who are mentioned.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Imamuddin |first1=SM |title=Tarikh-i-Sher Shahi of Abbas Sarwani |date=1964 |publisher=University of Dhska}}</ref> | |||
Under the Mughal emperor Akbar, Abbas Khan Sarwani was in charge of utilizing court documents, he was also in charge of the [https://tawarikhkhwani.com/libraries-during-mughal-era/ Mughal emperor’s library] and private collection of books. In spite of serving as a Mughal emperor and being a government servant, Sarwani idealized Sher Shah and praised him for the introduction of new political and administrative institutions and policies. Sarwani was an Afghan himself but the [https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/tribal-rivalries tribal rivalry] and [[Jealousy|jealousy]] of the Afghan leaders were known to him. He held these reasons responsible for Afghan misfortune and defeat against the [[Mughal emperors|Mughals]]. Sarwani wrote the Tarikh-i-Sher Shahi in 1586 AD.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Qanungo |first1=KR |title=Sher Shah and His Times |date=1965 |location=Calcutta}}</ref> | |||
For the restoration of [[Bengal]]’s history, the Tarikh-i-Sher Shahi is one of the most significant sourcebooks. The writer of the book provides a clear picture of Sher Shah taking over Bengal and how Bengal lost its independence. [[Ghiyasuddin Mahmud Shah]] was the [[sultan]] of Bengal from 1533 to 1538. Shah succeeded his father and brother and became the sultan of Bengal. He inherited an enormous kingdom and a well-decorated administration. The sagacity and intelligence of Sher Shah made it possible to overthrow Ghiasuddin Mahmud Shah from power and take control of Bengal. Sher Shah was the son of a [[Jagir|jagirdar]], from that position he taking over Bengal, successfully reached the throne of [[Delhi Sultanate]].<ref>{{cite journal |title=Tarikh-i-Sher Shahi |journal=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |url=https://en.banglapedia.org/index.php/Tarikh-i-Sher_Shahi |access-date=February 27, 2022}}</ref> | |||
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