History • Medieval IndiaHard
The famous medieval text 'Futuh-us-Salatin', written in Persian verse to chronicle the history of Muslim rule in India up to the Bahmani kingdom, was authored by:
A. Ziauddin Barani
B. Minhaj-us-Siraj
C. Khwaja Abdullah Isami✓ Correct Answer
D. Amir Khusrau
💡 Solution & Explanation
Khwaja Abdullah Isami authored the historical epic Futuh-us-Salatin in Persian verse during the fourteenth century, chronicling the trajectory of Islamic rule up to the establishment of the Bahmani Sultanate. Chroniclers like Ziauddin Barani wrote prose works such as Tarikh-i-Firuz Shahi rather than this specific verse chronicle. Medieval Indo-Persian literature and court historiography form a standard segment of historical source-based questions.
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