Study Guide · Chapter 3
Medieval Texts
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| Text | Author | Significance |
|---|---|---|
| Prithviraj Raso | Chand Bardai | Epic poem on Prithviraj Chauhan (historicity debated) |
| Tuzuk-i-Baburi (Baburnama) | Babur | Mughal founder's autobiography, in Chagatai Turkish |
| Humayunnama | Gulbadan Begum | Biography of Humayun, by his sister |
| Akbarnama and Ain-i-Akbari | Abul Fazl | Official chronicle and administrative gazetteer of Akbar's reign |
| Tuzuk-i-Jahangiri | Jahangir | Autobiography/memoirs |
| Padshahnama | Abdul Hamid Lahori | Official chronicle of Shah Jahan's reign |
| Futuhat-i-Firoz Shahi | Firoz Shah Tughlaq | Memoirs of the Tughlaq ruler |
| Rihla | Ibn Battuta | Travelogue of the Moroccan traveller in Tughlaq-era India |
| Ramcharitmanas | Tulsidas | Awadhi retelling of the Ramayana |
| Sursagar | Surdas | Devotional poetry on Krishna |
| Amuktamalyada | Krishnadevaraya (Vijayanagara) | Telugu literary classic by the ruler himself |
| Gita Govinda | Jayadeva | Sanskrit lyrical poem on Radha-Krishna, influenced Kangra painting themes |
| Satyarth Prakash | Swami Dayanand Saraswati | Foundational Arya Samaj text (though slightly later, 19th century) |
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