Barani was a contemporary of Muhammad bin Tughlaq and Firuz Shah Tughlaq both. He wrote a number of renowned texts, such as the Fatwa-i-Jahandari, which elaborates on the principles to be followed by Muslim rulers to attain merit.
The Baburnama also known as the Tuzuk-i-Baburi or the Memoirs of Babur is the autobiography of Zahiruddin Muhammad Babur. It constitutes a first-rate account of Babur’s own career and the history of his times.