Muḥammad ʿAlī Ḫān Anṣārī

Historian, (1173/1759)

d. 1206/1791

Historian

Muḥammad ʿAlī Ḫān Anṣārī lived under the patronage of the deputy governor of Bengal during the reign of Mughal ruler Šāh ʿĀlam II (r. 1173/1759 to 1202/1788, and 1203/1788 to 1221/1806). Anṣārī completed several works, most of which deal with the general history of South Asia and the history of the Mughal Empire and its rulers. He died in 1206/1791.

Works by this Author

Tārīḫ-i Muzaffari

The History of Muẓaffar

Anthologized in

Tārīḫ-i Muzaffari — in History of India, as Told by its own Historians: The Muhammadan Period

No digital texts available

This author's texts are not yet available on this website.

← Back to Authors