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He was one of the nine jewels in the court of emperor Akbar and the author of 'Akbarnama'.
'Akbarnama' is the official history of Akbar's reign and it comprises of three volumes, the third volume being the 'Ain-i-Akbari' (Administration of Akbar).
He also translated Bible into the Persian language.
He was assassinated on the order of Prince Salim by Vir Singh Bundela in 1602.

Born in 1540, he was one of the most important historians and writers during the Mughal period.
He is highly regarded for his following works: 'Kitab-al-Hadith' (Book of Ḥadith), 'Tarikh-e-alfi' (History of the Millennium), 'Jami al-tawarikh' (Universal History), 'Muntakhab-ut-Tawarikh' (Selection from History).
'Muntakhab-ut-Tawarikh' is also known as 'Tarikh-e-Badauni' i.e. Badauni's History and contains the history of Muslim India. It criticized the religious practices of Akbar, thus was suppressed until the reign of Jahangir in the early 17th century.
He also translated Hindu epics Ramayana and Mahabharata into the Persian language.

He was a political thinker during the period of Muhammad bin Tughluq and Firuz Shah.
His most famous works include 'Tarikh-i-Firuz Shahi' and 'Fatwa-i-Jahandari'.
'Tarikh-i-Firuz Shahi' describes the Delhi Sultanate period from Ghiyas-ud-din Balban to the first six years of Firuz Shah's reign.

He was a traveller and court historian during the period of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan.
He was the author of the book named 'Padshahnama' that describes Shah Jahan's life and activities during the first twenty-five years of his reign. The later account was given by another historian Waris.
He was called 'lahori' because he was from Lahore and was believed to have good knowledge of science and astronomy.

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