http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/indian-history 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 Wed, 28 Oct 2026 23:04:28 -0400 Wed, 28 Oct 2026 23:04:28 -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 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1340/from-jalaluddin-to-akbar-analyzing-the-akbarid-notion-of-kingship By Saarang Narayan - Jalaluddin Mohammad Akbar is placed among the elite few in history; he is amongst the “Great”[1]. Popularly known for his liberal policies and just administration, he is remembered widely as an ideal ruler. It is almost dangerous, thus, to analyse any of his aspects of kingship–many of which are rhetoric for the masses today. His populist policies made him popular during his reign, and even today, continue to keep him alive as an epitome of leadership. It is thus an important task, I claim, to look into what it is that elevated Jalaluddin Mohammad to the status of Akbar (great... Fri, 29 Jan 2016 05:24 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1340/from-jalaluddin-to-akbar-analyzing-the-akbarid-notion-of-kingship