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The famous Persian chronicle 'Tarikh-i-Firoz Shahi', detailing the history of the Delhi Sultanate from the reign of Balban to the early years of Firoz Shah Tughlaq, was written by:
A. Minhaj-us-Siraj
B. Ziauddin Barani✓ Correct Answer
C. Amir Khusrau
D. Shams-i-Siraj Afif
💡 Solution & Explanation
Ziauddin Barani wrote the Tarikh-i-Firoz Shahi as a significant contemporary Persian chronicle detailing Sultanate political history from Ghiyas-ud-din Balban to the early years of Firoz Shah Tughlaq. Other chroniclers like Minhaj-us-Siraj or Shams-i-Siraj Afif authored separate historical texts covering different timeframes of the Delhi Sultanate.
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