Sultan Raziya, Her Life and Times

Book excerpt: Tajul Ma`Athir (The Crown Of Glorious Deeds) Is One Of The Earliest Works On Indian Medieval History And The First Book On Delhi Sultanate. The Work Has Been Surrounded By Controversy In That While Some Regard It As A Trustworthy Source Of History, For Others It Is Devoid Of Historical Material. Some Other Value It More For Its Literary Value Them Historical Information. This Work Has Thus Remained Neglected. This Translation Has Rendered An Invaluable Service To Scholarship In Making Available This Work Of An Author Who Was A Contemporary Of Qutbud-Din Aibak, The Founder Of Delhi Sultanate And Provides A Record Of The Times Of Aibak And Iltutmish.