The work Siyar-ul-Mutakherin, which describes the Battle of Plassey, 1757, was written by: [CDS 2020 (I)]

A. Salabat Jung
B. Qasim Khan
C. Ghulam Husain
D. Ram Mohan Roy

Answer: Ghulam Husain

Option c is the correct answer. Siyar-ul-Mutakherin was written by Ghulam Husain Khan Tabatabai, an Indian historian from the 18th century Bengal. He was an 18th-century Persian historian who served in the court of Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah, the last independent Nawab of Bengal. Important Tips Siyar-ul-Mutakhkherin: The Siyar-ul-Mutakhkherin is in three volumes. Volume I gives an account of the geography, climate, animals, forts, saints and Ulama of Hindustan, and briefly surveys its history from the epic age to the reign of aurangzeb. Volume II discusses the history of Bengal from the death of Aurangzeb and deals with the nizamat of Murshidabad, the relations of the English with the nawabs, the battle of Palashi, and establishment of English supremacy in Bengal and Bihar together with British administrative system. Volume III discusses the history of the Nizam of Haidarabad, Haidar Ali of Mysore, Nawab-Wazirs of Oudh, Emperor Muhammad Shah, Ahmad Shah Abdali's invasions and his wars with the Marathas. The volume comes to an end after the affairs of the English upto 1781 AD.

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