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Ma'asir al-Umara, was a biography[1] of the Mughal Empire from the 16th to the 18th centuries. Written in Persian, by Samsam ud Daula Shah Nawaz Khan[2] during the eighteenth century, it is a biography of notables in the Mughal Empire. Variants of the title include Ma'athir al-Umara, Maasir al-Umara, and Maathir ul-Umara. Shah Nawaz Khan relies upon a variety of Persian histories for his information, which he lists in his introduction.
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