THE
AIN I AKBARI
 
BY
 
ABUL FAZL 'ALLAMI
 
Volume III
 
Page
TITLE PAGE
ADDENDA ET CORRIGENDA. VOL. II
PREFACEi
ETHNOGRAPHY OF HINDUSTAN. PREFATORY REMARKS1
THE BOUNDARIES OF HINDUSTAN AND A BRIEF DESCRIPTION THEREOF7
THE COSMOGONY10
ON THE INFERIOR AND SUPERIOR COSMIC PHENOMENA12
NAMES OF THE PLANETS AND OF THE DAYS OF THE WEEK15
THE INSTITUTION OF THE Ghaṛyál15
THE ORDER OF THE SPHERES17
CIRCUMFERENCES OF THE SPHERES20
LUNAR STATIONS21
MAGNITUDES OF THE FIXED STARS23
DESCRIPTION OF THE EARTH25
DESCRIPTION OF THE INSULAR CONTINENTS28
DESCRIPTION OF JAMBU DWÍPA29
ON TERRESTRIAL LONGITUDE33
ON TERRESTRIAL LATITUDE35
EXTENT OF DESERT AND HABITABLE LAND39
DIVISION OF THE EARTH INTO COUNTRIES43
PLACES BEYOND THE CLIMATES, ADJOINING THE EQUATOR46
THE FIRST CLIMATE49
THE SECOND CLIMATE54
THE THIRD CLIMATE61
THE FOURTH CLIMATE76
THE FIFTH CLIMATE93
THE SIXTH CLIMATE100
THE SEVENTH CLIMATE102
TO FIND THE DISTANCES OF PLACES105
SINGULAR RESULTS ARISING FROM ACCIDENT OF LOCATION106
THE SCALE OF NOTATION111
THE QUARTERS OF THE GLOBE113
ANIMAL LIFE114
LANGUAGES119
FAUNA120
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES123
Measures123
JEWELLER'S WEIGHTS125
BANKER'S WEIGHTS125
OTHER TRADE-WEIGHTS125
THE LEARNING OF THE HINDUS125
DESCRIPTION OF THE NINE SCHOOLS127
NYÁYA127
THE SIXTEEN PREDICAMENTS129
VAI´SESHIKA150
Mímáṃsá152
Vedánta158
Sánkhya167
Pátañjala177
Jaina188
Bauddha211
Nástika217
THE EIGHTEEN SCIENCES (Aṭhára Vidyá)218
KARMA-VIPÁKA225
Svara232
Answers to inquirers236
A´GAMA237
´SAKUNA237
SÁMUDRIKA238
GÁRUDA238
INDRA-JÁLA239
RASA-VIDYÁ239
RATNA-PARÍKSHÁ239
KÁMA-ŚÁSTRA239
SÁHITYA239
SANGÍTA245
The First Kind, or Stringed Instruments254
The Second Kind of Instruments255
The Third Kind of Instruments256
The Fourth Kind of Instruments256
On the Classes of Singers256
The Akháṛá258
Gaja ´Sástra258
´Salihotra,258
Vástuka258
Súpa258
Rájaníti259
Vyavahára or The Administration of Justice261
The Four Periods of Religious Life271
WORSHIP OF THE DEITY279
I´´SVARA-PÚJÁ, or Divine Worship279
YAJṆÁ, or Sacrifice281
DÁNA, or Alms giving282
´SRÁDDHA, or Ceremonies in honour of deceased ancestors284
AVATÁRAS, or Incarnations of the Deity284
MATSYÁVATÁRA, or Fish-Incarnation284
KÚRMÁVATÁRA, or Tortoise-Incarnation285
VÁRÁHÁVATÁRA, or Boar-Incarnation286
NARA-SINHA, or Man-Lion-Incarnation287
VÁMANA, or Dwarf-Incarnation288
PARAŚURÁMÁVATÁRA, or Incarnation of Ráma with the axe289
RÁMÁVATÁRA, or Ráma-Incarnation291
KṚISHṆÁVATÁRA, or Incarnation as Kṛishṇa291
BUDDHÁVATÁRA, or Buddha-Incarnation292
KALKYAVATÁRA, or Kalkí-Incarnation293
UNCLEAN THINGS293
PURIFIERS294
STATE OF PURIFICATION294
IMPROPER DRESS296
PROHIBITED FOOD296
CEREMONIES IN COOKING AND EATING297
RULES OF FASTING298
ENUMERATION OF SINS300
INTERIOR SINS302
SACRED PLACES OF PILGRIMAGE303
CUSTOMS OF MARRIAGE307
´SṚINGÁRA, or Ornaments of Dress311
JEWELS312
WORKMEN IN DECORATIVE ART314
CEREMONIES AT CHILDBIRTH316
THE NUMBER OF FESTIVALS317
CEREMONIES AT DEATH321
MERITORIOUS MANNER OF DEATH324
COMERS INTO INDIA324
ADAM325
HUSHANG325
HAM327
JAMSHÍD327
ZOHÁK328
GARSHÁSP328
ISFANDYÁR OF THE BRAZEN BODY328
NARÍMÁN, SON OF GARSHÁSP, THE SON OF UTRUT. SÁM, SON OF NARÍMÁN. ZÁL, SON OF SÁM. FARAMARZ, SON OF RUSTAM. BAHMAN, SON OF ISFANDYÁR329
ALEXANDER OF GREECE330
MÁNI THE PAINTER336
BAHRÁM GOR337
BURZÚYAH338
MUḤAMMAD ḲÁSIM340
AMÍR NÁṢIRÚDDÍN SABUKTIGÍN340
AMÍR SULṬÁN MAḤMÚD GHAZNAVÍ340
SULṬÁN MASAÚD340
SULTÁN IBRÁHÍM, SON OF SULṬÁN MASAÚD340
SULṬÁN MASAÚD-B-IBRÁHÍM341
BAHRÁM SHÁH-B-MASAÚD-B-IBRÁHÍM341
KHUSRAU SHÁH-B-BAHRÁM SHÁH341
SULṬÁN MỤIZZ'UDDÍN MUḤAMMAD SÁM342
SULṬÁN ḲUṬBU'DDÍN AIBAK342
MALIK NÁṢIRU'DDÍN ḲABÁCHAH342
SULṬÁN SHAMSU'DDÍN ALTMISH342
SULṬÁN GHIYÁṠU'DDÍN BALBAN342
SULṬÁN MUḤAMMAD-B-SULṬÁN MALIK SHÁH SALJÚḲÍ343
SULṬÁN JALÁLU'DDIN MANKBURNÍ343
TURMATAI NOVIAN344
MALIK KHÁN KHALAJ344
ṬÁHIR345
MANKÚYAH345
SÁRÍ NOVIAN346
TÍMÚR NOVIAN346
ABDU'LLAH KHÁN346
ṢALDI347
ḲAṬLAGH KHWÁJAH347
TARGHÍ NOVIAN347
ALI BEG AND TARTÁK348
KAPAK MUGHAL348
IḲbÁLMAND348
KHWÁJAH RASHÍD348
LORD OF THE FORTUNATE CONJUNCTION. (TIMÚR)349
BÁBER349
HUMÁYÚN349
SAINTS OF INDIA. (AWLIYÁ-I-HIND)349
ḲÁDIRÍ357
YASAWÍ358
NAḲSHBANDÍ358
SHAYKH BÁBÁ RATN360
KHWÁJAH MỤÍNU'DDÍN ḤASAN CHISHTÍ361
SHAYKH ALÍ GHAZNAVÍ HAJÚBARÍ362
SHAYKH ḤUSAYN ZANJÁNÍ362
SHAYKH BAHÁU'DDÍN ZAKARÍYÁ362
ḲUṬBU'DDÍN BAKHTYÁR KÁKÍ363
SHAYKH FARÍDU'DDÍN GANJ I SHAKKAR363
SHAYKH ṢADRU'DDÍN AÁRIF364
NIẒÁMU'DDÍN AULIYÁ365
SHAYKH RUKNU'DDÍN365
SHAYKH JALÁLU'DDÍN TABRÍZÍ366
SHAYKH ṢÚFÍ BADHNÍ366
KHWÁJAH KARAK366
SHAYKH NIẒÁMU'DDÍN ABU'L MUAYYAD366
SHAYKH NAJÍBU'DDÍN MUḤAMMAD367
KÁẒI ḤAMÍDU'DDÍN NÁGORÍ367
SHAYKH ḤAMÍDU'DDÍN SUWÁLÍ OF NÁGOR367
SHAYKH NAJÍBU'DDÍN MUTAWAKKIL367
SHAYKH BADRU'DDÍN368
SHAYKH BADRU'DDÍN ISḤÁḲ368
SHAYKH NAṢÍRU'DDÍN CHIRÁGH-I-DIHLAVÍ, OR THE LAMP OF DELHI368
SHAYKH SHARAF (U'DDÍN) OF PÁNÍPAT368
SHAYKH AḤMAD369
SHAYKH JALÁL369
SHAYKH SHARAFU'DDÍN MUNÍRÍ370
SHAYKH JAMÁLU'DDÍN HÁNSAWÍ370
SHÁH MADÁR370
SHAYKH NÚR ḲUṬB-I-AÁLAM371
BÁBÁ ISḤÁḲ MAGHRABÍ371
SHAYKH AḤMAD KHAṬṬÚ371
SHAYKH ṢADRU'DDÍN371
SHAYKH ALÁU'DDÍN MUḤAMMAD372
SAYYID MUḤAMMAD GE´SÚDARÁZ (LONG HAIR)372
ḲUṬB-I-AÁLAM372
SHÁH AÁLAM372
SHAYKH ḲUṭBU'DDÍN372
SHAYKH ALÍ PAYRAV373
SAYYID MUḤAMMAD JAUNPÚRÍ373
ḲÁẒI KHÁN373
MIR SAYYID ALI ḲAWÁM373
KÁẒI MAḤMÚD373
SHAYKH MAUDÚD AL-LÁRI374
SHAYKH ḤÁJÌ ABD'UL WAHHÁB-AL-BOKHÁRÍ374
SHAYKH ABDU'R RAZZÁḲ374
SHAYKH ABDU'L ḲUDDÚS374
SAYYID IBRÁHÍM375
SHAYKH A´MÁN375
SHAYKH JAMÁL375
KHIẒR375
ELIAS377
CONCLUSION378
BOOK THE FIFTH. COMPRISING THE HAPPY SAYINGS OF HIS MAJESTY, AND THE CONCLUSION, With a brief notice of the Author380
CONCLUSION400
REGARDING SOME ACCOUNTS OF THE AUTHOR417
INDEX TO THE THIRD VOLUME OF THE A´I´N-I-AKBARI´453