The Antiquities of Orissa v1.c6.82

v1.c6.82

Of the Muhammadan historians of Orissa, the most important is Abul Fazl, in whose time the province was first annexed to the Mughal empire. His *Ākbarnāmāh* contains valuable notes on it, and in the reigns of Pratāpanarasiṁha Deva and Mukunda, differs very considerably from the *Vaṁśāvalīs* of the Pāñjiās; and in many respects, particularly regarding dates and the doings of Muhammadan generals, his testimony is far more reliable. In the sequel to the *Ākbarnāmāh*, the *Āin i Ākbari*, he also gives an epitome of the geography and history of Orissa, which contrasts very favourably with the works of the native authors. The *Makhzan Afghāni*, also called *Tārikh i Khān Jahān Lodi*, gives particulars regarding the reigns of Sulaimān, who conquered Orissa in A. H. 975, Dāud the pretender, Qutbi Lohāni the zemindar, Īśa and his son Khwajah Sulaimān, and others. In the *Haft Iqlim*, the author, a Persian who visited the province at the beginning of the seventh century of the Hijrah, has recorded a few notes of his impressions, and the *Tuzak-i-Jehāngiri* has lists of all the governors of Orissa down to the time of the conquest of Khurdā in A. H. 1027. Notices of the province are likewise to be met with in the *Pādśāhnāmāh*, the *Shāh-jehānnāmāh*, the *A'lamgirnāmāh*, and lastly the *Siyar ul Mutaākherin*, and for the purpose of rectifying the errors and falsifications of the Puri chronicles, they are of great value.