Muhammad Sadr Ala-i

1410 Jalayirid depiction of Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq leading his troops in the capture of the city of Tirhut in 1324, based on the Basātin al-uns by Ikhtisān-i Dabir, a member of the Tughluq court and an ambassador to Ilkhanid Iran. Ca.1410 copy of 1326 lost original. Istanbul, Topkapi Palace Museum Library, Ms. R.1032.[1]
"The ruler of Akhin listens to an ascetic". Basātin al-uns, ca. 1410 copy

Taj al-Dīn Muhammad Sadr Ala-i bin Ahmad Hasan Dabir-i Abdusi Dehlavi (1301–1351),[2][3] also known as Ikhtisān-i Dabir, was a 14th-century Muslim author who was born in Delhi, India, at the time of the Delhi Sultanate, where he was a hereditary servant of the Court of the Tughlaq dynasty, and a secretary to the Royal Chancelry.[4][3][5] He held the high title of Malik at the Court.[6] According to several accounts, he was also sent as an ambassador to Iran by Muhammad bin Tughluq.[7]

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  2. ^ Ahmad, Nazir (Professor) (2010). Basateen ul-Uns - Muhammad Bin Sadr Taj 'Abdoosi Akhsitan Dehlavi (Farsi). New Delhi: Center for Persian Research. p. Title page.
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  4. ^ Ahmad, Nazir (Professor) (2010). Basateen ul-Uns - Muhammad Bin Sadr Taj 'Abdoosi Akhsitan Dehlavi (Farsi). New Delhi: Center for Persian Research. p. xii, xiv. He is also called al-Hindi, which indicates that he was from India
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  6. ^ Ahmad, Nazir (Professor) (2010). Basateen ul-Uns - Muhammad Bin Sadr Taj 'Abdoosi Akhsitan Dehlavi (Farsi). New Delhi: Center for Persian Research. p. xii, xiv, xiii.
  7. ^ Ahmad, Nazir (Professor) (2010). Basateen ul-Uns - Muhammad Bin Sadr Taj 'Abdoosi Akhsitan Dehlavi (Farsi). New Delhi: Center for Persian Research. p. xiv.