Salīm-Allāh

Historian/Secretary

Salīm-Allāh served as munšī (secretary) to the governor of Bengal in the latter half of the 12th/18th century and later as munšī to Henry Vansittart, the East India Company Governor of Bengal from. Salīm-Allāh is mostly known for his work, Tavārīḫ-i Bangālā (or Tārīḫ-i Bangālā), completed ca. 1178/1764. Tavārīḫ-i Bangālā is a history of the last five Mughal governors of Bengal from 1107/1695–6 to 1169/1756.