Tarikh-i-Chitral
1921 book by Mirza Muhammad Ghufran
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The Tarikh-i-Chitral (lit. History of Chitral) is a work compiled and finalized in 1921 by Mirza Muhammad Ghufran on the order of Mehtar Shuja ul-Mulk (r. 1895–1936). Originally written in 1892 as Mukhtasar Tarikh-i-Chitral (lit. Short history of Chitral),[1] its second version was completed in Persian between 1911 and 1919, with its publication following in the year 1921 in Bombay, India. After its publication, Mehtar Shuja ul-Mulk ordered the burning of all copies of the book.[2][3]
| Author | Mirza Muhammad Ghufran |
|---|---|
| Language | Persian |
| Subject | History of Chitral |
| Published | 1921 |
| Publication place | British India, Bombay |
| Media type | (Hardback) |
| Pages | 484 |
| Preceded by | Safarnameh-i-Hindustan. |
| Followed by | Ferqai-i-Batiniya |
This book remained clandestinely in Chitral until the author's son, Ghulam Murtaza, recovered a copy and together with Wazir Ali Shah used it as a reference to compile the Nayi Tarikh-i-Chitral (lit. New history of Chitral) in 1962.[4]
Nayi Tarikh-i-Chitral
The Nayi Tarikh-i-Chitral is an Urdu translation of the original Tarikh-i-Chitral albeit with considerable additions based on the notes of Mehtar Nasir ul-Mulk (r. 1936–1943).[5][6] The book revises and significantly enlarges the narrative of the original Tarikhi-Chitral based on the additional research of Sir Nasir ul-Mulk.[3][4]
Tarikh-i-Chitral of Munshi Azizuddin
An unrelated work on history of Chitral, albeit depending on the work of Mirza Ghufran, also titled Tarikh-i-Chitral, was completed and published by Munshi Muhammad Azizuddin in 1897 in Urdu.[1]