Muḥammad Safi' "Vārid" ibn Muḥammad Šarīf Ṭiḥrānī

Historian and Poet

Muḥammad Šafīʿ “Vārid” ibn Muḥammad Šarīf Ṭiḥrānī is known mostly for his work on the history of the Mughals entitled Mirʾāt-i Vāridat. Mirʾāt-i Vāridat begins with the time of Bābur, the founder of the Mughal Empire, and extends to the 16th year of Muḥammad Šāh’s reign (1146/1733–4), the year the work was completed. Mirʾāt-i Vāridat appeared in a later recension under the title Tārīḫ-i Čağatāʾī. Tārīḫ-i Čağatāʾī extends to Nādir Šāh’s departure from India in 1152/1739. Muḥammad Šafī also left a dīvān of verses and several manavīs.