[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Dark Ages](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages) › [Mughals (1526–1857)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal) › [Later Mughals (1707–1857)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.later) › Jauhar-i shamsham # Jauhar-i shamsham (Jauhar-i ṣamṣām) A wordy and hyperbolic account of Nādir Shāh's invasion, with a brief history of Aurangzēb's successors. - **Language:** Persian - **Date:** 1740–1741 CE - **Author:** [M. Muḥsin b. al-Ḥanīf Ṣiddīqī](https://indike.org/pramana/person/m-muhsin-b-al-hanif-siddiqi) - **Extent:** 1,022 words - **Text:** not yet digitised (catalogue entry) ## Translations (1) - [Jauhar-i Samsam, of Muhammad Muhsin Sadiki (Elliot & Dowson, extracts)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.later.jauhar-i-samsam~en-elliot) — English --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.later.jauhar-i-samsam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.later.jauhar-i-samsam) · Pramāṇa