http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/amir-khusrau Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Sun, 19 Apr 2026 05:23:02 -0400 Sun, 19 Apr 2026 05:23:02 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1372/was-amir-khusrau-a-historian-examining-his-work-in-a-contemporary-framework By Neha Chaudhary - Ab'ul Hasan Yamīn ud-Dīn Khusrau (1253-1325) is one of the most celebrated poets of medieval India, writing both in Persian, the courtly language of Muslims of the Sultanate period, and Hindavī, the vernacular language of the Delhi area. Also known as Tūtī e-Hind (=Parrot of India) and “Turk of India” for his poetic eloquence and fluency in Persian and Hindavī[2], Amīr Khusrau has stood for a major cultural icon in the history of Indian Civilisation for almost seven hundred years. In this paper, we delve into his work and try measure it on the standards of modern history writing... Wed, 02 Mar 2016 11:20 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1372/was-amir-khusrau-a-historian-examining-his-work-in-a-contemporary-framework