The Persian history 'Siyar-ul-Mutakhkherin', which describes the decline of the Mughals and the Battle of Plassey (1757), was written by:

The "Siyar-ul-Mutakhkherin" ("Review of Modern Times"), a Persian history describing the decline of the Mughal empire, the rise of the successor states and the coming of British power, was written by Ghulam Husain Khan Tabatabai in 1780-81.

About the author:

• He was a Persian-origin noble of Bengal and Bihar, related to the family of the Nawab Alivardi Khan.
• He served the Nawabs of Bengal and later the English East India Company in various capacities.
• He was an eyewitness to many of the events he described.

About the Siyar-ul-Mutakhkherin:

• It covers the history of India from the death of Aurangzeb (1707) to about 1780.
• It describes the reigns of the later Mughals, the rise of the Nawabs of Bengal, Awadh and Hyderabad, the invasion of Nadir Shah, the Maratha expansion, and the rise of British power.
• It gives a detailed account of the Battle of Plassey (1757), the role of Mir Jafar, the fall of Siraj-ud-Daula, the Battle of Buxar (1764) and the Dual Government in Bengal.
• It is critical of both the Indian rulers and the British.
• It describes the misgovernment of the Company's officials and the sufferings of the people of Bengal, including the effects of the drain of wealth.
• It is regarded as one of the most important sources for 18th-century Indian history.

Other Persian histories of the period:

• "Muntakhab-ul-Lubab": by Khafi Khan; a history of the Mughals up to Muhammad Shah's reign.
• "Alamgirnama": by Muhammad Kazim; the official history of the first ten years of Aurangzeb's reign.
• "Tarikh-i-Muzaffari": by Muhammad Ali Khan Ansari.

Significance:

These works show how Indian writers understood the political changes of the 18th century and the coming of British rule.

Why not the other options?

• ✗Ghulam Husain Salim was a different, later writer.
• ✗Khafi Khan and Muhammad Kazim wrote about the Mughals.