Ziauddin Barani

"“In the year AH 689 , the Sultan led an army to Rantambhor… He took… Jhain, destroyed the idol temples, and broke and burned the idols…"

"Ziyauddin's sarcasm is incisive. Occasionally his sardonic humour helps him to sum up his ideas in a few words. His remark that in Alauddin's days " a camel could be had for a dang," but wherefrom the…"

"There is no denying the fact that Ziyauddin had his prejudices, his weaknesses and his handicaps.... But after all these decuctions have been made, the Tarikh-i-Firoz Shahi remains the greatest book t…"

"“alone are capable of virtue, kindness, generosity, valour, good deed, good works, truthfulness, keeping of promises… loyalty, clarity of vision, justice, equity, recognition of rights, gratitude for …"

"“ ’Alau’d-din at this time held the territory of Karra, and with the permission of the Sultan he marched to Bhailsan . He captured some bronze idols which the Hindus worshipped and sent them on carts …"

"“It is the duty of a king to enforce, if he can, those royal laws which have become proverbial owing to their principles of justice and mercy. But if owing to change of time and circumstances he is un…"

"According to Ziauddin Barani, ‘In the course of four or five days, preparations were made for idol warship in the palace’ and ‘Copies of the Holy book were used as seats, and idols were set up in the …"

"Teachers of every kind are to be sternly ordered not to thrust precious stones down the throats of dogs… that is, to the mean, the ignoble, the worthless. To shopkeepers and the low born they are to t…"