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of the Rajputana States, and translation of several chronicles from Persian into Hindi indicated the growing cultural synthesis in Rajasthan.
References
Iqtidar Husain Siddiqui, Indo-Persian Historiography up to the Thirteenth Century, Primus Books. Delhi 2010, p. 29.
'M.S. Ahluwalia, "Persian Literary and Epigraphic Sources (Fourteenth to Sixteenth Century. Rajasthan HistoryA Preliminary Survey)", in G.N. Sharma and V.S. Bhatnagar, The Historians and Sources of the History of Rajasthan, Centre for Rajasthan Studies, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur 1992, pp. 97-118. See also, G.N. Sharma, Rajasthan ke Itihas ke Strota, Puratatva, Pt. I. Rajasthan Hindi Grantha Academi, Jaipur 1973, p.217.
M.S. Ahluwalia, Muslim Expansion in Rajasthan (The Relations of Delhi Sultanate with Rajasthan, 12061526), Yugantar Prakashan, Delhi 1978, Appendix A, pp. 196-208.
Shaukat Ali Khan, History and Historians of Rajasthan, Triveni Publications, Delhi 1981, pp.36-37.
H.M. Elliot and John Dowson, History of India as told by Its Own Historians - The Mohammadan Period. Kitab Mahal, 1964, Vol. VI,p. 1. Shaikh Khizr, grandfather of Abul Fazl had migrated from Sindh and settled in Nagaur in 1515. Abul Fazl was born on 14 January 1551. Cf. Journal of Arabic and Persian Research Institute. Tonk, Vol. VI, p.6. Shaukat Ali Khan, op. cit., pp.55, 57.
For details about Persian records of Jaipur State, see, M.L.. Mathur. "A Note on the Unpublished Archives of Jaipur, Indian Historical Records Commission, Sources of Indian History, Vol.1, National Archives of India, New Delhi 2005, pp. 148-160.
8 The nature and contents of these Persian documents could be gleaned from the articles and several lists of Persian documents published by Rajasthan State Archives, Bikaner For details see. A Descriptive List of Farmans, Mansurs and Nishans addressed by the Imperial Mughals to the Princes of Rajasthan, Directorate of Archives. Government of Rajasthan, Bikaner 1962; Shujauddin, "Rajasthan Rajya Abhilekhagar me Urdu-Farsi ke Abhilekh", Abhilekh, Rajasthan State Archives, Bikaner, nd; Shujauddin. "A History of Arzdashts (Persian), addressed to the rulers of Jaipur State". Vol.1. Abhilekh, 1989, pp.29-35.
Shujauddin, op.cit., 1980, pp. 29-35.
10A Descriptive List of the Aradashis (Persian) addressed by the various Officials to the Rulers of Jaipur (1707 to 1720 A.D.). Rajasthan State Archives, Bikaner, 1986.
"Parmatma Saran (ed.), Persian Akhbars, Vol.I. New Delhi 1968.
R.M. Joshi (ed.), Poona Akhbars, Central Records Office, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad - Deccan, 1956, Vol.III.
Ganda Singh (ed.), Punjab Papers, 1839-40. Amritsar 1952.
Elliot and Dowson, op.cit. Vol. VI. p.6. For details about the tradition of the Persian historiography see, Sunita Zaidi. "Influence of Persian historiography on the Regional Medieval History Writings: Rajasthan History - An Example", in Development of Persian Historiography in India, ed. by S.M. Waseem, Kanishka Publishers, New Delhi 2003, pp. 76-83.
Shauka Ali, op.cit., pp.44-45.
16 Jaizah-i-Zubani Urdu, Anjumani Taraqi-i-Urdu. Ilind, Delhi 1940, pp. 41-42. Quoted from Shaukat Ali Khan, op.cit., p. 44.
"Shaukat Ali Khan, op. cit., p. 58.
Is It was at the instance of Dewan Ayamal Khatri that Budhmal had compiled Ram wa Insha rahae.
Jaizah-i-Zubani Urdu, Anjuman Taraqqi-i-Urdu, Hind, Delhi 1940. p. il Quoted from Shaukat Ali Khan,
op.cit..p.47.
Mirza Ali Bakht used the pen-name of Azfari in his poetical compositions. For details see. S.B.P. Nigam. "Account of Rajasthan in the Waqiat-Azfari", in Sodh Sadhana, Year 1, 1980, pp. 14-36. This work was published by the Government Oriental Manuscripts Library, Madras in 1957
"Shaukat Ali Khan, op. cit., pp. 35-36, 48.
