Tarikh e Khandan e Timuriyah

Tarikh-e Khandan-e Timuriyah

A page from Tarikh-i-Khandan-i-Timuriyah This painting depicts the death of Timur, Hazrat-i-Sahib-i-Qiran
Author	Akbar
Language	Persian
Subject	Historical record
Genre	Historical Memoir
Publication date	16th century
Publication place	Mughal Empire
Media type	Book
Pages	338

Tarikh e Khandan e Timuriyah also known as "Chronicle of the Descendants of Timur" is a 16th-century manuscript commissioned by Mughal Emperor Akbar in 1577–1578.^[1] It describes the descendants of the 14th-century leader Timur in Iran and India^[2] This volume was crafted for the emperor's personal use, thus securing a place in his personal library. This volume, inscribed on the finest paper, boasts a collection of 133 paintings, collaboratively crafted by 51 prominent artists like Daswant, Miskin, Madho Mukund, Haidar Kashmiri, Miskeen, Manohar and Basawan.^[3] These intricately detailed and refined paintings have been described as exemplifying the pinnacle of Mughal artistic expression.^[4] The written text has calligraphy that matches the standards set by the artwork.

It was inducted by UNESCO into the Memory of the World register in 2011.^[2] The original manuscript is preserved in the Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Public library in Bihar, India.^[5][6]

It is the only extant copy of a manuscript that deals with the history of Timur and his descendants in Iran and India, including the Mughal rulers Babur, Humayun and Akbar.

References

1. "Tarikh-E-Khandan-E-Timuriyah". INDIAN CULTURE. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
2. "Tarikh-E-Khandan-E-Timuriyah | Silk Roads Programme". Archived from the original on 2023-07-11. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
3. "Rare manuscript most exquisite cultural history of Timurids: Unesco". The Times of India. 2012-02-01. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
4. "Exhibition of rare manuscripts paintings from Patna's Khuda Bakhsh Library held in Delhi". The Week. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
5. "Tarikh-E-Khandan-E-Timuriyah". MOWCAP ARCHIVE. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
6. "Khuda Bakhsh library to publish catalogue". The Times of India. 2012-07-16. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-07-11.