Brief Chronology of Khusrau's Life & Times
(All dates are in A.D., and are approximate)
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circa 1100 - Birth of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti who brought Chishtia Sufi order to India.
1206 - Khusrau's father Amir Saifuddin migrates from Transoxiana to Delhi.
circa 1250 - Birth of Nizamuddin Aulia at Badayun (now in Uttar Pradesh).
1253 - Khusrau is born in village Patiali, Etah (Uttar Pradesh).
1260 - Khusrau comes to Delhi with mother, after his father expires.
1262 - Khusrau stays with rich maternal grandfather Rawat-e Arz (an Indian convert), studies Farsi at maktab (school).
1271 - First divan of poetry "Tuhfatus-Sighr" is compiled.
1272 - First job with King Balban's nephew Malik Chhajju.
1276 - Second job with Bughra Khan (Balban's son).
1279 - Second divan Wastul-Hayat under process; Khusrau visits Bengal.
1281 - Employed with Sultan Mohammad (Balban's second son), visits Multan
1285 - Khusrau participates in a war against invading Mongols. He is taken as prisoner, but finally escapes.
1286 - Kyqbad is the new king. Khusrau's Ghazals being sung in his court
1287 - Khusrau visits Awadh with Ameer Ali Hatim (another patron).
1288 - His first historical Mathnavi Qiranus-Sa'dain is completed.
1290 - Jalaluddin Feroz Khalaji in power. Second mathnavi, Miftahul Futooh is ready.
1294 - Third divan "Ghurratul-Kamal" is complete.
1295 - Alauddin Khalaji in power. Invasions of Devgiri and Gujarat .
1298 - Khusrau completes Khamsa-e-Nizami
1301 - Further attacks on Ranthambor, Chittor, Malwa etc. Khusrau remains with the king for writing chronicles.
1310 - Khusrau comes close to Nizamuddin Aulia, completes Khazain-ul-Futuh.
1315 - Alauddin Khalaji expires; Khusrau completes Mathnavi Duval Rani-Khizr Khan.
1316 - Mubarak Khalaji is on the throne; fourth historical mathnavi Noh-Sepehr ready.
1321 - Mubarak Khalaji murdered; Ghayasuddin Tughlaq in power; Khusrau writes Tughlaq Nama.
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