''Ma'asir al-Umara'', written by Samsam ud Daula Shah Nawaz Khan and his son Abdul Hai Khan, at

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, is a Persian-language biography of notables in the

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during the time period approximately 1556–1780. Variants of the title include ''Ma'athir al-Umara'', ''Maasir al-Umara'', and ''Maathir ul-Umara''. Shah Nawaz Khan relies upon a variety of

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histories for his information, which he lists in his introduction. An English translation by Beni Prasad and H. Beveridge is available.

References

Gazetteer Of Aurangabad (1884)

External links

Ma'asir al-Umara, Vol. 1 (English)Ma'asir al-Umara, Vol. 2 (English)Ma'asir al-Umara, Vol. 1 (Persian)Ma'asir al-Umara, Vol. 2 (Persian)Ma'asir al-Umara, Vol. 3 (Persian)
Biographical books History of Aurangabad, Maharashtra Books about the Mughal Empire {{noble-bio-book-stub