The Dhakhiratul Khawanin, hitherto neglected first biographical dictionary of the great Mughals is a rich mine of information. It contains new and detailed information which are not found in other contemporary and near contemporary sources. It provides not only new information, throws new light on the life, personal habits etc. of even such well-known persons as Nawab Itimadud Daula, Nur Jahan, Asaf Khan, Shaista Khan, Mirza Afrasiyad, Mir Jumla, Sadullah Khan, ...
The List is mainly based on the official epigraphical publications of the Archaeological Survey of India, like Annual Reports on Indian Epigraphy, Epigraphia Indo-Moslemica and its continuation Epigraphia Indica Arabic and Persian Supplement, reports of the State archaeological departments, private publications in Persian and Urdu including periodicals and journals, not easily available to scholars and research students. It provides the most important but sadly ...
Thousands of inscriptions have been copied over a period of more than 100 years from different parts of India. Inscription serves as the important source material for the reconstruction of history. Coping new inscriptions is a desideratum on the one hand, they also reveal new information for further research on the other. The Epigraphical Society of India has been established with an idea to provide a forum to bring out fresh information and epigraphical ...