Sri Ram Sharma

Nasar‑ud‑Din Khusru Shah

By Sri Ram Sharma

The paper reassesses the enigmatic figure of Nasar‑ud‑Din Khusru Shah, who briefly ruled Delhi after assassinating Sultan Qutb‑ud‑Din Mubarak Shah in 1320. Earlier chroniclers portrayed Khusru as a…

Administration of Justice in Aurangzeb’s Time

By Sri Ram Sharma

The article "Administration of Justice in Aurangzeb’s Time" examines the practical functioning of the Mughal justice system during the reign of Aurangzeb, contrasting it with theoretical…

Schorer’s Account of the Coromandel Coast

By Sri Ram Sharma

This translation presents a 1616 Dutch description of the Coromandel Coast by Anthony Schorer. After serving seven years at the Dutch East India Company’s factory in Masulipatnam, Schorer wrote a…

Reviews

By Satkari Mookherjree, U. N. Ghoshal, Batakrishna Ghosh, Sri Ram Sharma, R. N. Sarkar

The book *Two Sanskrit-Chinese Lexicons* (1937) by Prabodh Chandra Bagchi examines two Sanskrit-Chinese lexicons from around 1000 A.D.: *Fan-yu-tsa-ming* (attributed to the Kuchean Li-yen) and…

Akbar’s Religious Policy

By Sri Ram Sharma

Akbar's religious policy was characterized by administrative reforms and intellectual patronage. He introduced the *Ilahi* solar calendar in 1586 to streamline revenue collection and administrative…

Akbar’s Religious Policy

By Sri Ram Sharma

Akbar’s religious policy marked a significant departure from previous Mughal rulers, emphasizing inclusivity and tolerance. Upon ascending the throne in 1556 at age 13, he initially relied on regents…

The Administrative System of Sher Shah

By Sri Ram Sharma

Religious Policy of Aurangzeb

By Sri Ram Sharma

Aurangzeb's reign (1658–1707) saw a notable effort to convert Hindus to Islam, often linked to rewards, reinstatement, or resolving disputes. Conversions began around 1660 and continued until his…

Religious Policy of Aurangzeb

By Sri Ram Sharma

The paper “Religious Policy of Aurangzeb” surveys the long reign of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb and argues that his religious programme was shaped by a combination of personal piety, Sunni orthodoxy…

Religious Policy of Shah Jahan

By Sri Ram Sharma

This study revisits the reign of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan to reassess his religious outlook and its impact on imperial policy. In contrast to his grandfather Akbar’s eclecticism and his father…

Prince Shah Jahan in Bengal

By Sri Ram Sharma

An Unexplored Source of Mughal History

By Sri Ram Sharma

The paper draws attention to a vast but little‑known archive of Mughal documents housed in the record office at Jaipur. By 1929 the collection contained more than 27,000 original letters, including…

An almost Contemporary Account of Mahmud's Invasions of India

By Sri Ram Sharma

This article presents an English translation of a Persian account of Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni’s invasions of India, preserved in Girdizi’s Zainul Akhbar and dating to around 1052 CE. As one of the…