An anthology of Indo-Persian writings on Hindustani music theory from the Mughal period

The purpose of the book is to provide critical editions of ten Indo-Persian writings on music theory, along with English translations written during the Mughal period, in order to shed more light on the evolution of the Indo-Persian writings on Hindustani music during this period. These ten selected writings are: 1. The section on saṅgīta in the third daftar (volume) of Akbar-nāma known as Āʾīn-i Akbarī by Abū l-Fażl ʿAllāmī, completed in 1597–8. 2. An untitled treatise by ʿIvaż (Muḥamm