Ḥusayn ʿAlī Khān Kirmānī

Historian; chronicler of the rulers of Mysore.

Historians & Chroniclers · Mughal India & the Deccan · fl. ca. 1217/1802

Ḥusayn ʿAlī Ḫān Kirmānī, Mīr

Mīr Ḥusayn ʿAlī Ḫān Kirmānī served the kingdom of Mysore under Ḥaidar ʿAlī (d. 1197/1782) and his son, Ṭīpū Sulṭān (d. 1214/1799, see Ṭīpū Sulṭān). In 1215/1801 he finished Taḍkiraħ al-bilād va al-ḥukkām, a history of twelve principalities under the jurisdiction of Mysore. He completed a history of the reign of Ḥaidar ʿAlī and Ṭīpū Sulṭān entitled Nišān-i Ḥaydarī in 1217/1802.

Works by this Author

Nišān-i Ḥaydarī

The Seal of Ḥaydar

Tadkirah al-bilād va al-ḥukkām

Memorial of the Principalities and Governors

Available Texts

Nišān-i Ḥaydarī - Nišān-i Ḥaydar

The Seal of Ḥaydar

Nišān-i Ḥaydarī - The History of Hydur Naik

The Seal of Ḥaydar

Nišān-i Ḥaydarī - The Reign of Ṭīpū Sulṭān

The Seal of Ḥaydar
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