Qunum-i-Humayuni was written by Khwand Mir, also known as Ghiyasuddin Muhammad. It is an account of rules and ordinances established by emperor Humayun and of some building erected by him.
Akbar remained illiterate and uneducated all his life. He had to occupy the throne at the early age of 13 years after the untimely death of his father Humayun.