Question

Tarikh -i- Firozshahi was written by __________
A. Chand Bardai
B. Ziauddin Barani
C. Hasan Nizami
D. Amir Khusro

Answer 1

Hint: The text in present times "so that modern historians of medieval Indian history, could consult the first version of Tarikh-i-Firoz Shahi, while working on Sultans of Delhi".

Complete answer:
(A)Chand Bardai was born in Lahore, Chandis of the caste belonged to the Kaladi tribe of Rao Bhatt, later he became the honorable secretary, princess and associate of Ajmer-Delhi's famous Hindu King Prithviraj. With this, he spent most of his life with Maharaja Prithviraj Chauhan in Delhi. He was with Prithviraj all over the capital and war zone. The period of its existence is the 13th century.Its language is called pingal by linguists, which is synonymous with Brajbhasha in Rajasthan. Therefore Chandravardai is considered as the first great poet of Braj Bhasha Hindi.
(B)Many scholars regard the Delhi Sultanate (1206-1526) as the first firmly established Muslim kingdom on the Indian subcontinent. When researching this kingdom, Żiyāʾ al-Dīn Baranī's Tārīkh-i Fīrūz Shāhī ('History of Fīrūz Shāh'), assumed to have been completed shortly before the author's death around 1357, cannot be ignored. As Tārīkh-i Fīrūz Shāhī , which examines the reigns of at least eight sultans, is the only existing historiographical text covering the period between 1266-1355, it has become the premise for all modern historical works on that topic. Baranī's text has survived in several manuscripts, the oldest known copies dating back to the fifteenth century.
(C) Khwaja Hasan Nizami was born Syed Ali Hasan in 1879 at Basti Hazrat Nizamuddin in Delhi. His parents, Syed Aashiq Ali Nizami and Syeda Chaheeti Begum were connected to Hazrat Ali Murtuza in their lineage. Nizami received his early education at Hazrat Nizamuddin itself and was taught by great teachers like Maulana Ismail Kandhelavi and Maulana Yahya Kandhelavi.
(D)Amir Khosrow was the son of a Turkish officer in the service of Iltutmish, sultan of delhi, and for his entire life he enjoyed the patronage of the Muslim rulers of Delhi, especially Sultan Ghīyās-ud-Dīn Balban and his son Muḥammad Khan of Multan. During his youth he became a dedicated follower of the saint of Delhi, Muḥammad Niẓām-ud-Dīn Awliyā, of the Chishtī dervish order; eventually he was buried next to the saint’s tomb.

Hence the correct answer is option B.

Note: Zilli's translation of the second recension of Baranī's Tārīkh-i Fīrūz Shāhī is a very important contribution to the ongoing research on the Delhi Sultanate. The translation of the work in its entirety is unique, and the text reads well. Zilli's translation is helpful for those looking for quick access to one of the textual sources of that time.