It is a Persian treatise in three volumes composed by Abul Fazl, the minister of the Mughal Emperor Akbar and entitled the A-in-i-Akbari or the Institute of Akbar. Abul Fazl, putting himself at the head of a body of scholars undertook geographical, physical and historical description of the empire, accompanied by statistical data. Each of the sixteen Subhas governments of which the Mughal empire was then composed, is there described with minute exactitude; the geographical and relative situation of the cities and market places, towns is there indicated; the enumeration of the natural and industrial products is carefully traced there, as also the names of the princes, both Hindu and Muslim, to whom the Subha had been subject before its inclusion in the empire.

You will also find an exhibition of the military condition of the empire and an enumeration of those who formed the households of the sovereign. The work ends in a summary, made in general from indigenous sources, of the Brahmanic religion, of the diverse systems of Hindu philosophy.

 Biography Of Abu’l-Fazl By The Translator, Abu'l-Fazl's
Preface.

Book First1.- The Household, The Imperial Treasuries, The Treasury For
Precious Stones, The Imperial Mint, The Workmen Of The Mint, Banwari, The Method Of
Refining Gold, The Method Of Seperating The Silver From The Gold, The Method Of Extracting
The Silver From These Ashes, The Coins Of The Glorious Empire, The Dirham And The Dinar
The Profit Of The Dealer In Gold And Silver, The Origin Of Metals, On Specific Gravity,
The Imperial Harem, The Encampment On Journeys, The Encampment Of The Army, On
Illuminations, The Ensigns Of Royalty, The Royal Seals, The Farrash Khana, The Abdar
Khana, The Imperial Kitchen, Recipes For Dishes, Of Bread, The Days Of Abstinence,
Statistics Of The Prices Of Certain Articles, The Fruitery, On Flavours, On Perfumes, The
Wardrobe And) The Stores For Mattresses, On Shawls, Stuffs, Etc., On The Nature Of
C0lours, The Arts Of Writings And Paintings, The Arsenal, On Guns, On Matchlocks Etc., The
Manner Of Cleaning Guns, The Ranks Of The Guns, On The Pay Of The Matchlock Bearers, The
Imperial Elephant Stables, The Classification Of The Imperial Elephants, The Food Allowed
To The Elephansts, The Servants Of The Elephant Stables, The Harness Of Elephants, The
Elephants For His Majesty's Use, The Manner Of Riding Khasa Elephants, On Fines, The
Imperial Horse Stablesw, The Rank Of The Horses, The Fodder Allowed In The Imperial
Stables, On Harness Etc., The Officers And Servants Attached To The Imperial Stables, The
Bargir, Regulations For Branding Horses, Regulations For Keeping Up The Full Complement Of
The Horses, On Fines, On Horses Kept In Readiness, On Donations, Regulations For The
Jilawana, The Camel Stables, The Food Of Camels, The Harness Of Camels, Regulations For
Oiling Camels Adn Injecting Oil Into Their Nostrils, The Ranks Of The Camels Adn Their
Servants, The Gaokhana Or Cow Stables, The Daily Allowance Of Food, The Servants Employed
In The Cow Stables, The Mule Stables, The Daily Allowance Of Food For Mules, The Furniture
Of Mule, The Manner In Which His Majesty Spends His Time, Regulations For Admissions To
Court, Regulations Regarding The Kornish And The Taslim, On Etiquette, The Muster Of Man,
His Majesty As The Spiritual Guide Of The People, The Muster Of Elephants, The Muster Of
Horses, The Muster Of Camels, The Muster Of Cattle, The Muster Of Mule, The Pagosht
Regulation, On Animal Fights,Regulations For Betting, On Buildings, The Prices Of Building
Material Etc, On The Wages Of Labourers, On Estimates Of House Buidling, Rules For
Estimating The Loss In Wood Chips, The Weight Of Different Kind Of Wood.

Book Second- The Divisions Of The Army, On The Animals Of The Army, The
Mansabdars, Note By The Translator Of The Mansabs, The Ahadis, Other Kinds Of Troopers,
The Infantry, Regulations Regarding The Branding Of Animals, On The Repetition Of The
Mark, Rules About Mounting Guard, . Regulations Regarding The Waqi's Nawis, On Sanads, The
Order Of The Seals, The Farman-I Bayazi, On The Manner In Which Salaries Are Paid,
Musaadat Or Loans To Officers, On Donations,On Alms,The Ceremony Of Weighing His Majesty,
On Sayurghals, On The Carriage Etc. Invented By His Majesty, The Ten Ser Tax (Dahseri), On
Feasts, The Khushroz Or Day Of The Fancy Bazars, Regulations Regarding Marriages,
Regulations Regarding Education, The Admiralty, On Hunting, The Food Allowed To Leopards,
The Keepers, On Amusement, Teh Grandees Of The Empire, Concluding Note By The Translator
On Akbar's Mansabdars, The Learneed Men Of The Time, The Poets Of The Age, The Imperial
Musicians, Additional Notes, Errata, Index Of Persons And Things, Geographical Index,
Genealogical Table Of The House Of Timur (At The End)

Volume 2-3 ( Bound In One.)

Divine Era, Era Of The Hindus, Turkish Era, Hijera Era, Ilahi Era,
Account Of The Twelve Subhas: Bengal, Orrisa, Behar, Allahbad, Oudh, Agra, Malwa,
Khandesh, Berar, Gujarat, Ajmer,Delhi, Lahor, Multan, Kabul Subah, The Kos.