Twilight of the Sultanate c3.38

c3.38

The absence of contemporary works is certainly a handicap. But the nearly coeval and later works, which must have been based on contemporary sources, fill up the gap to a good extent. Muslims were excellent chroniclers; the works of Nizāmuddīn and Ferishta would compare favourably even with modern histories. That being so, a judicious study of the material available does bring out the main currents of fifteenth century history.