Inayat Khan (historian)

Inayat Khan
Portrait of Inayat Khan c.1615 at the Victoria and Albert Museum
Portrait of Inayat Khan c.1615 at the Victoria and Albert Museum
BornMuhammad Tahir
1628
Agra, Agra Subah, Mughal Empire, (modern-day Uttar Pradesh, India
Died1671 (aged 43)
Kashmir Subah, Mughal Empire
Years active1635–1666
Notable worksShahjahannama

Muhammad Tahir (1628 – 1671) known by his title Inayat Khan, was an Indian historian during the Mughal Empire. In his work the Shahjahannama, he chronicled the life of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan.