Nizamuddin Ahmad

Khwaja Nizam-ud-Din Ahmad Bakshi (also spelled as Nizam ad-Din Ahmad and Nizam al-Din Ahmad) (born 1551, died 1621/1030 AH) was a Muslim historian of late medieval India. He was son of Muhammad Muqim-i-Harawi. He was Akbar's Mir Bakhshi. His work, the Tabaqat-i-Akbari, is a comprehensive work on general history covering the time from the Ghaznavids (986-7) up to the 38th year of Akbar's reign (1593-4/1002 AH).^[1][2] The author quoted twenty-nine authorities in his work, some of which are entirely lost to us now.^[1]

Nizamuddin Ahmad
Born	1551 CE
Died	1621 CE
Occupation(s)	Historian, Mir Bakhshi
Academic work
Era	Late Medieval India
Main interests	General history, Islamic history
Notable works	Tabaqat-i-Akbari

See also

• Muntakhab al-Tawarikh