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Badauni

Type Figure Region South Asia Time 1540–1615 Also known as Abd al-Qadir Badauni

Mughal Islamic scholar and historian from an ulama family who served as court translator and historiographer;…

Timeline

  1. 1561–1570Agra · Uttar PradeshBadauni entered Akbar's court in the 1560s, serving as a translator of Sanskrit and Persian and taking part in compiling the official history, working alongside Abu'l-Fazl.
  2. 1588–1615Biswal · Uttar PradeshBadauni privately completed the Muntakhab al-Tawarikh, recording his criticism of Akbar's policy of religious tolerance and his orthodox Islamic stance; the work circulated only after his death.

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