Shaikh Inayat Allah Kamboh | |
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| Born | 1608 (1608) |
| Died | 1671 (aged 62–63) |
| Occupation(s) | Scholar, writer, historian |
| Years active | 17th century |
| Notable work | Bahar-i-Danish |
| Relatives | Muhammad Saleh Kamboh (brother) |
Shaikh Inayat-Allah Kamboh (1608–1671) was aPunjabi Muslim[1] scholar, writer and historian during theMughal era. He was son of Mir Abdu-lla,Mushkin Kalam, whose title shows him to also have been a fine writer.[2][3] Shaikh Inayat-Allah Kamboh was the elder brother and teacher ofMuhammad Saleh Kamboh, the famous historian ofShah Jahan's court and the teacher of Mughal EmperorAurangzeb.[4][3][5] He died in 1671 AD inDelhi,[6] and his Maqbara is located in Guband Kambohan wala on Empress Road near Railways Headquarters,Lahore.
Inayat-Allah Kamboh spent his early life in the military service of theMughals and was a "Mir Munshi" (Inspector General) ofShah Jahan and held a mansab of 800 horses.After a period of service, he retired from the world and lived beside the sacred shrine of Qutb-ud-Din Bakhtiyar Kaki inDelhi.[3] Like his brother Muhammad Saleh, Inayat-Allah is also stated to be an accomplished Hindi singer.[3][7]
Inayat-Allah Kamboh wrote several historical works. He is most famous for his collection of tales entitledBahar-i-Danish (Springtime of Knowledge), completed in 1651 AD, which became one of the most popular textbooks ofPersian. HistorianMuhammad Saleh Kamboh, younger brother of Inayat-Allah Kamboh, praisedBahar-i-Danish as a model of sophisticated workmanship.[8] It became part of the syllabuses of Persian schools and is mentioned in a manuscript-copy ofKhulasatul Makatib, written in 1688. From its popular use in Persian schools, educated men and women, bothMuslims andHindus, were commonly acquainted with it in Mughal India. DuringBritish rule too, according to education reports, it was taught in nearly all schools and itsstyle and idiom wereregarded as the best models of composition (Reid 1852: 54).[9]
Another important work by Kamboh is theTakmilah-yi-Akbar-Namah, which serves as a continuation of Abu-al-Fazl'sAkbar-Namah and narrates the last four years of emperor Akbar's reign. He also wrote two more books known asDalkasha andAsharaf-al-Sarayaf.
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