TQAryan CultureThe Indian Historical QuarterlyVol. 18 · No. 1OpenThe Indian Historical QuarterlyHistoricity of Ibn Batuta re Shamsuddin Firuz ShahBy Abdul Majed KhanThe article critically examines Ibn Battuta’s account of Shamsuddin Firuz Shah, whom the traveller describes as a Balbani king of Bengal. The author argues that Ibn Battuta’s narrative is unreliable:…March - 1942Vol. 18 · No. 1pp. 65–70Ibn Batuta ReliabilityFiruz Shah IdentityBalbani Dynasty Critique+2