Shahjahannama | |
Author: | Inayat Khan |
Country: | Mughal Empire (India) |
Language: | Persian |
Genre: | Biography |
Wikisource: | Shahjahannama |
Set In: | 17th century Mughal India |
The Shahjahannama (Persian: شاه جهان نما;) is a genre of works written about the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan. Padshahnama is a term for lavishly illuminated versions.
A significant work in this genre was written by the historian Inayat Khan in the 17th century.[1] [2] [3] The first complete English translation from Persian appeared in the 19th century by A. R. Fuller.[4]