| Anonymous | Chachnama | Arab invasion and conquest of Sindh by Bin Qasim |
| Al Biruni | Tarikh-ul-Hind | Mahmud Ghazni's expedition and various aspect of common life in 11th century. |
| Hasan Nizami | Taj-ul-Maasir | History of Qutub ud din Aibak |
| Minhaj al Siraj | Tabagat-i-Nasiri | 13th century work deals with Islamic history |
| Amir Khusrau | Tarikh-i-Ilahi, Khazain ul Fatah | 13th-14th century deals with history of Balban to Giyasuddin Tughlaq |
| Ziauddin Barani | Tarikh-i-Firoze Shahi, Fatwa i Jahandari | 13th-14th century deals with functions and powers of state religion, politics etc. |
| Firoz Shah Tughlaq | Futuhat-i-Firoz Shahi | Summary of his military campaigns, religion etc |
| Shams i Siraj Afif | Tarikh i Firoz Shahi | History of the Tughlaq dynasty |
| Amir Timur 'the lame' | Tuzuk-i-Timuri | not actually written by him, details his expeditions |
| Ahmad Sirhindi | Tarikh i Mubarak Shahi | history of the Sayyid dynasty |
| Ibn Batuta | Rihla(Book of travels) | Details about the social and cultural life under Muhammad Bin Tughlaq |
| Abdur Razzak | | Persian ambassador who came to Vijayanagara empire |
| Marco Polo | | Native of Venice, worked under Kublai Khan and visitied Andamans, Western and Eastern Coasts of India |
| Nicolo Conti | | From Venice visited southern India and Vijayanagara empire. |
| Babur | Baburnama/Tuzuk i Baburi | gives history of time and his carreer |
| Mirza Muhammad Haidar | Tarikh-i-Rashidi | Babur's and Humayun's rule |
| Humayun's Sister | Humayun Nama | |
| Khondamir | Qanun-i-Humayuni | |
| Jauhar | Tarikh-i-Humayuni | |
| Abul Fazl | Akbarnama | |
| 1st Volume | Deals with Babur and Humayun |
| 2nd Volume | Treatment under Akbar's reign in chronological order |
| 3rd Volume aka Ain i Akbari | deals with household administration, court ceremonials, coinage, salaries, ranks etc. |
| Badauni | Muntakhab-ut-Tawarikh | accounts Muslim rule in India since Ghaznavids. Critical of Akbars policies. |
| Miza Uddin Ahmad | Tabaqat-i-Akbari | objective account of Akbar's reign |
| Jahangir | Tuzuk-i-Jahangiri | details about war, rebellion, conquests and economic conditions during his reign |
| Mutamad Khan's | Iqbal Nama-i-Jahangiri | Gives a general history of the Mughals. |
| Maasir i Jahangir | |
| Abdul Hamid and others | Padshah-Nama and Shah Jahan Nama | detailed work of Shah Jahan with miniatures etc. |