Minhaj-i Siraj Juzjani
Minhaj al-Siraj Juzjani | |
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Born | 1193 |
Died | after 1266 |
Occupation | Historian |
Employer | Ghurid Dynasty Mamluk Sultanate |
Minhaj al-Siraj Juzjani (born 1193), full name Minhaj-al-Din Abu Amr Othman ibn Siraj-al-Din Muhammad Juzjani, was a 13th-century Persian historian born in the region of Ghur.
In 1227, Juzjani migrated to Ucch then to Delhi. Juzjani was the principal historian for the Mamluk Sultanate of Delhi in northern India. and wrote of the Ghurid dynasty. He also wrote the Tabaqat-i Nasiri (1260 CE) for Sultan Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah of Delhi.He died after 1266