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Ziauddin Barani

Type Figure Region Delhi Sultanate Time 1285–1357 Also known as Ziauddin Barani、Ziyāʾ al-Dīn Baranī、齐亚丁·巴兰尼、زیاء الدین برنی

A renowned 14th-century historian and political thinker of the Delhi Sultanate, born near Delhi around 1285, who long served at the Tughluq court.…

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  1. 1321–1330Delhi · DelhiServed in a civil capacity under both Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq and Muhammad bin Tughluq, personally witnessing the dynastic transitions of the 1320s, the southern campaign against the Kakatiyas, and early reforms. He later wrote the Tarikh-i-Firuz Shahi based on these experiences, preserving first-hand observations of Delhi court politics from 1321 to 1330.

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