Nizamuddin Ahmad | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1551 CE |
| Died | 1621 CE |
| Occupation(s) | Historian, Mir Bakhshi |
| Academic work | |
| Era | Late Medieval India |
| Main interests | General history, Islamic history |
| Notable works | Tabaqat-i-Akbari |
Khwaja Nizam-ud-Din Ahmad Bakshi (also spelled as Nizam ad-Din Ahmad and Nizam al-Din Ahmad) (born 1551, died 1621/1030 AH) was a Muslim historian of late medieval India. He was son of Muhammad Muqim-i-Harawi. He was Akbar's Mir Bakhshi. His work, the Tabaqat-i-Akbari, is a comprehensive work on general history covering the time from the Ghaznavids (986-7) up to the 38th year of Akbar's reign (1593-4/1002 AH).[1][2] The author quoted twenty-nine authorities in his work, some of which are entirely lost to us now.[1]