AAlberuni
BZiaudin Barani
CAmir Khusru
DFirdausi
Answer:
B. Ziaudin Barani
Read Explanation:
Author: Ziauddin Barani, a prominent Indo-Muslim historian and political thinker during the Delhi Sultanate period.
Period Covered: The work covers the history of the Delhi Sultanate from the reign of Ghiyasuddin Balban (1266 CE) up to the sixth year of the reign of Firoz Shah Tughlaq (1357 CE).
Significance: It serves as one of the most reliable and primary historical sources for studying the socio-economic conditions, market reforms of Alauddin Khalji, and the administrative policies of Muhammad bin Tughlaq and Firoz Shah Tughlaq.
Dedicatory Work: Barani dedicated this historical chronicle to Sultan Firoz Shah Tughlaq in the hope of winning royal favor.
(Delhi Sultanate Literature & Historians):
Tarikh-i-Firoz Shahi (Primary Author): Ziauddin Barani
Fatwa-i-Jahandari (Political Theory): Ziauddin Barani
Futuhat-i-Firoz Shahi (Autobiography): Firoz Shah Tughlaq
Kitab-ul-Hind / Tarikh-al-Hind: Al-Biruni
Rihla (Travelogue): Ibn Battuta (vivid account of Muhammad bin Tughlaq's reign)
Tabaqat-i-Nasiri: Minhaj-i-Siraj
Tarikh-i-Mubarak Shahi: Yahiya bin Ahmad Sirhindi