History of the Qaraunah Turks in India c14.s1.17

c14.s1.17

The *Tarikh-i-Wassāf* was completed in 1312 A.D. The historian’s real name was ‘Abdullah bin Fazl-Ullah and the surname Wassāf which he took for himself was justified by his rhetorical style. The *Tarikh-i-Wassāf* contains an account of India which is brought down to 1312 A.D. and gives some interesting geographical notices. There is a whole chapter in it dealing with the history of Abu Sa‘īd, the Ilkhān ruler of Persia, a contemporary of Muhammad Tughluq. Wassāf subsequently resumed his labours and brought down his history to the year 728 A.H. (1328 A.D.).