Inayat Khan (historian)

Inayat Khan
Portrait of Inayat Khan c.1615 at the Victoria and Albert Museum
Born
Muhammad Tahir

1628
Agra, Agra Subah, Mughal Empire, (modern-day Uttar Pradesh, India
Died1671(1671-00-00) (aged 42–43)
Kashmir Subah, Mughal Empire
Years active1635–1666
Notable worksShahjahannama

Muhammad Tahir (1628 – 1671) known by his title Inayat Khan, was an Indian historian during the Mughal Empire. In his work the Shahjahannama, he chronicled the life of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan.

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