Question

The chronicle written by Baruni was
A. Tariq-e-Yamini
B. Tariq-ul-Hind
C. Tariq-e-Firozshahi
D. Futuhat-e-Firoz Shahi

Answer 1

Hint: Al Biruni was an ethnographist, anthropologist, mathematician, historian and geographer. He spent much of his life in Ghazni and came to India in 1017. He was well versed in Greek, Syriac and Hebrew and was the author of a famous book, translated as ‘History of India’ in English.

Complete answer: Al-Biruni was born in Khwarizm in 973 CE. He was well versed in many languages such as Arabic, Syriac, Persian, Hebrew and Sanskrit. It was Sultan Mahmud Ghazni who took Biruni in Ghazni as a hostage. There he developed an interest in India and translated Sanskrit works into Arabic.
-Al-Biruni wrote a famous book Tariq-ul-hind in Arabic. The book is divided into 80 chapters on subjects such as astronomy, philosophy, religion, festival, manners and customs, alchemy, laws etc. He quoted texts from the corpus of Sanskrit books such as Ramayana, Gita, Puranas, Patanjali etc.
-Tariq-e-Yamini is written by Abu Nasr Muhammad ibn Muhammad al Jabbaru-I ‘Utbi in Arabic. The book narrates the expeditions of Sultan Mehmud in India in 1018–1019.
-Tariq-e-Firozshahi is written by Ziauddin Barani, a Muslim political leader under Delhi Sultanate. It is based on medieval India, covering the reign of many rulers such as Ala ud din Khalji, Nizam ud din Ahmad, Badaoni etc.
-Futuhat-i-Firoz Shahi is written by a ruler of the Tughlaq dynasty, Firoz Shah Tughlaq. It is an autobiography of Firoz Shah.
Thus the correct answer is option-B.

Note: Al biruni also laid the foundations of many religions like Buddhism, Hinduism, Christianity and Islam. He also wrote a book on medicine. It is also said that he found a way to measure the distance of the earth.