Tarikh-e-Qandahar-e-Dakan
(Original Urdu text)

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Written originally by Munshi Muḥammad Ameer Hamza in the year 1331AH (1913) at Hyderabad Deccan, this book provides a history and biographies of the famous people of Qandahar, a fortress city in Deccan, India – west of the city of Hyderabad. Qandahar is now a part of the Maharashtra State. This book is the primary source of much of the early history of the region.
The author Ameer Hamza
The author Ameer Hamza was one of the most famous scholars, historians and poets of his time. He was a prolific writer and wrote innumerable books on history, literature and poetry. His contribution towards the preservation of the history of Hyderabad state and its provinces is remarkable. His other famous works on history include Tarikh-e-Kawlas.
Ameer Hamza was among the descendants of the Kazis and Mohtasibs of Qandahar.