Table of Contents:
Volume 1: Preliminary note; Editor's preface; Original preface; Notice of Sir Henry M. Elliot; Part I. Early Arab Geographers: 1. The merchant Sulaiman and Abu Zaid; 2. Ibn Khurdadba; 3. A Masudi; 4. Al Istakhri; 5. Ibn Haukal; 6. Suru-l Buldan; 7. Rashidu-d Din, from Al Biruni; 8. Al Idrisi; 9. Al Kazwini; Part II. Historians of Sind: 1. Mujmalu-t Tawarikh; 2. Futuhu-l Buldan; 3. Chach-nama; 4. Tarikhu-s Sind; 5. Tarikh-i Tahiri; 6. Beg-Lar-nama; 7. Tarkhan-nama or Arghun-nama; 8. Tuhfatu-l Kiram; Appendix A. Geographical; Appendix B. Historical; Appendix C. Ethnological; Appendix D. Miscellaneous. Volume 2: Preface; 1. Tarikhu-l Hind; 2. Tarikh Yamini; 3. Tarikhu-s Subuktigin; 4. Jamiu-Hikayat; 5. Taju-l Ma-asir; 6. Kamilu-t Tawarikh; 7. Nizamu-t Tawarikh; 8. Tabakat-i Nasiri; 9. Jahan Kusha; Appendices. Volume 3: Preface; 10. Jamiu-t Tawarikh; 11. Tazjiyatu-l Amsar; 12. Tarikh-i Binakiti 13. Tarikh-i Guzida; 14. Tarikh-i Alai; 15. Tarikh-i Firoz Shahi (1); 16. Tarikh-i Firoz Shahi (2); 17. Futuhat-i Firoz Shahi; 18. Malfuzat-i Timuri; 19. Zafar-nama; Appendices. Volume 4: Preface; 20. Tarikh-i Hafiz Abru; 21. Tarikh-i Mubarak Shahi; 22. Matlau-s Sadain; 23. Rauzatu-s Safa; 24. Khulasatu-l Akhbar; 25. Dasuru-l Wuzra; 26. Habubu-s Siyar; 27. Tarikh-i Ibrahimi, or Tarikh-i Humayuni; 28. Tuzak-i Barbari; 29. Tabakat-i Babari; 30. Lubbu-t Tawarikh; 31. Nusakh-i Jahanara; 32. Tarikh-i Sher Shahi; 33. Tarikh-i Daudi; Appendices. Volume 5: Preface; 34. Tarikh-i Salatan-i Afaghana; 35. Makhzan-i Afghani and Tarikh-i Khan-Jahan Lodi; 36. Humayun-nama; 37. Tarikh-i Rashidi; 38. Tazkiratu-l Wakiat; 39. Tarikh-i Alfi; 40. Tabakat-i Akbari; 41. Muntakhabu-t Tawarikh, or Tarikh-i Badauni; Appendices. Volume 6: Preface; 42. Akbar-nama; 43. Takmila-i Akbar-name; 44. Akbar-nama; 45. Wakiat; 46. Wikaya; 47. Tarikh-i Hakki; 48. Zubdatu-t; 49. Rauzatu-t Tahirin; 50. Muntakhabu-t Tawarikh, or Ahsanu-t Tawarikh; 51. Tarikh-i Firishta; 52. Ma-asir-i Rahimi; 53. Anfau-l Akhbar; 54. Tarikh-i Salim Shah; 55. Dwazda-Sala-i Jahangiri; 56. Tatimma-i Wakiat-i Jahangiri; 57. Ikbal-nama-i Jahangiri; 58. Ma-asir-i Jahangiri; 59. Intikhab-i Jahangiri-Shahi; 60. Subh-i Sadik; Appendices. Volume 7: Preface; 61. Padsha-nama; 62. Badshah-nama; 63. Shah Jahan-nama; 64. Badshah-nama; 65. Amal-i Salih; 66. Shah-Jahan-nama; 67. Majalisu-s Salatin; 68. Tarikh-i Mufazzali; 69. Mir-at-i Alam and Mir-at-i Jahan-numa; 70. Zinatu-t Tawarikh; 71. Lubbu-t Tawarikh-i Hind; 72. Alamgir-nama; 73. Ma-asir-i Alamgiri; 74. Futuhat-i Alamgiri; 75. Tarikh-i Mulk-i Asham; 76. Wakai; 77. Jang-nama; 78. Ruka'at-i Alamgiri; 79. Muntakhabu-l Lubab; 80. Tarikh; 81. Tarikh-i Bahadur Shahi; 82. Tarikh-i Shah Alam Bahadur Shahi; 83. Ibrat-nama. Volume 8: Preface; Examination of Major Raverty's criticisms of the Tabakat-i-Nasiri as translated in Vol. II of this work; Additions and corrections; Texts; Bibliographical index; Geographical index; General index.

Brief Description:
This comprehensive eight-volume collection (1867-77) includes descriptions of the texts of Islamic history, translations of extracts, and background information.