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Persian book on Indian history to be unveiled in Tehran
TEHRAN, June 15 (MNA) -- A new version of “Tareekh-e-Farishta” written by Muhammad Qasim Hindu Shah alias Farishta during the sixteenth century is scheduled to be unveiled during a ceremony at the Embassy of India in Tehran today.
The book has been edited and annotated by Iranian scholar Mohammadreza Nasiri.
The ceremony, which has been organized by the India-Iran Friendship Association, will begin at 5 p.m.
Farishta began writing this book in 1589. The book is in three volumes and describes the complete history of ancient India, from the very beginning until the year 1607. The work has also been translated into Urdu.
Born in Astarabad on the shores of the Caspian Sea, Firishta (1560-1620) was a Persian historian.
While he was still a child, his father was summoned away from his native country to Ahmadnagar, Hindustan, to teach Persian to the young prince Miran Husain Nizam Shah with whom Firishta studied.
The book has been edited and annotated by Iranian scholar Mohammadreza Nasiri.
The ceremony, which has been organized by the India-Iran Friendship Association, will begin at 5 p.m.
Farishta began writing this book in 1589. The book is in three volumes and describes the complete history of ancient India, from the very beginning until the year 1607. The work has also been translated into Urdu.
Born in Astarabad on the shores of the Caspian Sea, Firishta (1560-1620) was a Persian historian.
While he was still a child, his father was summoned away from his native country to Ahmadnagar, Hindustan, to teach Persian to the young prince Miran Husain Nizam Shah with whom Firishta studied.
