SSC Selection Post 2023 PYQ — Question 29

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. Ziauddin Barani.

The book ‘Tarikh-i-Firoz Shahi’ was written by Ziauddin Barani, a 14th-century historian during the Delhi Sultanate period. He served in the court of Sultan Muhammad bin Tughlaq and later under Firoz Shah Tughlaq. The work provides a detailed political and administrative history of the Delhi Sultans, particularly from the reign of Ghiyasuddin Balban to Firoz Shah Tughlaq. Barani’s writing is significant for its perspective on governance, ethics, and Islamic ideology in politics. His chronicle remains one of the most important sources for understanding the history and policies of the Tughlaq dynasty and the medieval Delhi Sultanate era.