From the free UGC NET History Mock Test 4 — Unit 4: Sources of Medieval Indian History unit-wise mock test — real question, real answer, real explanation.
The famous work Tarikh-i-Firoz Shahi, providing a primary history of the Delhi Sultanate from Balban to Firoz Shah Tughlaq, was written by:
Minhaj-us-Siraj
Ziauddin Barani ✓
Shams-i Siraj Afif
Isami
Ziauddin Barani's Tarikh-i-Firoz Shahi covers the Sultanate from Balban to the early years of Firoz Shah Tughlaq, and is prized (and read critically) for its opinionated, analytical commentary on kingship and governance, not just narrative reporting.
Who authored the chronicle Futuh-us-Salatin, composed in verse, which gives an account of the Sultanate down to the founding of the Bahmani Kingdom?
Abdul Malik Isami ✓
Amir Khusrau
Yahya bin Ahmad Sirhindi
Ibn Battuta
Isami composed the Futuh-us-Salatin in Persian verse (Shahnama-style) covering the Delhi Sultanate up to the founding of the Bahmani kingdom, which he himself migrated to — making it a valuable bridging source between Delhi and Deccan Sultanate history.
The Tabaqat-i-Nasiri, dedicated to Sultan Nasiruddin Mahmud, was authored by which medieval chronicler?
Barani
Minhaj-us-Siraj Jurjani ✓
Fakhr-i Mudabbir
Hasan Nizami
Minhaj-us-Siraj Jurjani wrote the Tabaqat-i-Nasiri, dedicated to Sultan Nasiruddin Mahmud, covering early Delhi Sultanate history including the Mongol invasions — a key source for the formative Slave/Mamluk dynasty period.
Which work of Amir Khusrau describes the legendary love story between Prince Khizr Khan (son of Alauddin Khalji) and Deval Devi?
Qiran-us-Sa'dain
Miftah-ul-Futuh
Ashiqa (Khizr Khan-o-Deval Rani) ✓
Nuh Sipihr
Amir Khusrau's Ashiqa (also called Khizr Khan-o-Deval Rani) narrates the romance of Alauddin Khalji's son Khizr Khan and Deval Devi — a distinct genre among Khusrau's works, blending historical event with romantic masnavi poetry.
Kitab-ur-Rehla (The Travelogue) was written in Arabic by which 14th-century Moroccan traveler who visited the court of Muhammad bin Tughlaq?
Al-Biruni
Ibn Battuta ✓
Abdur Razzak
Al-Masudi
Ibn Battuta's Rehla records his extensive travels including years spent at Muhammad bin Tughlaq's court as a qazi — an invaluable, if sometimes exaggerated, outsider's eyewitness account of Sultanate administration and society.
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Itihaaskar — UGC NET/JRF & UPSC History Optional notes by Parveen Malik (B.Tech. (CSE), M.A. (History), History JRF). Also spelt Itihaskar.
