This English translation of Persian work Habib-Us-Siyar deals with the rise and fall of the successors of Amir Timur Gurgan during the fifteenth century. The depiction of the mentality, outlook, doings and ways of life of these Moghul rulers of Central Aisa and their nobles also provides insights into the better understanding of the rise and fall of the Mughal Empire in India. Also, it contains the sketches of the Sufis, men of accomplishments, excellencies, and skills and arts dominating the scene in India from 1526 to 1857.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Hamid Afaq Qureshi
Dr. Hamid Afaq Qureshi, M.A. (History), M.A. (Pol. Sc.) and Ph.D. (History), was born on 2nd July, 1945. He has published 92 research papers on different aspects of the Indian History, out of which 44 were exclusively on the History of Awadh, in the Proceedings' Volumes of the Indian History Congress, U.P. History Congress, South India HIstory Congress and Indian History and Culture Society, Journal of the Indian History, Bengal Past and Present, The Quarterly Review of Historical Studies, U.P. Historical Review Maarif, Naya Daur, Ajkal, Nai Duniya, Saaz-e-Sarmadi, Qaumi Awaz and Hamari Tauheed. He helped 6 research scholars in completing their Ph.Ds. He was Joint Secretary of U.P History Congress during 1985-1988 and a Member of the Executive Committee of the South Indian History Contress (1988) and U.P. History Congress (1989). He is author of Degeneration of the army of Awadh under Shuja-ud-daulah and Asaf-ud-daulah; The Flickers of an Independent Nawabi: Nawab Wazir Ali Khan of Avadh: and the Mughals, the English and the Rulers of Awadh: A Kaleidoscopic Study.
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