S. H. Askari

A critical Study of Kalyan Singh’s Khulasat‑ut‑Tawarikh

By S. H. Askari

Maharaja Kalyan Singh, son of the influential administrator Shitab Rai, governed Bihar as Naib‑Subadar and Naib‑Diwan and wrote Khulasat‑ut‑Tawarikh, a Persian chronicle of events from the 1760s to…

Raja Ramnarain

By S. H. Askari

Continuing from an earlier volume, this article narrates the tumultuous events in Bengal after the death of Nawab Aliwardi Khan and the short, ill‑fated reign of his grandson Siraj‑ud‑Daulah. It…

Raja Ramnarain

By S. H. Askari

Raja Ramnarain (1706–1757) served as the loyal deputy governor (Naib) of Bihar under Nawab Mansurul-Mulk, distinguishing himself through administrative efficiency, loyalty, and effective revenue…

Raja Ramnarain

By S. H. Askari