Har Karan Ibn Mathuradas Kamboh Multani

Who is Har Karan Ibn Mathuradas Kamboh Multani?

Har Karan Ibn Mathuradas Kamboh Multani was son of Mathura Das Kamboh and belonged to Multan which was a great center of learning during Mughal reign. Har Karan Kamboh was a great scholar and had deep knowledge of Arabic and Persian languages. His father was also a good poet of Persian language. Har Karan is best known for his book Insha-i-Har Karan written in Persian language during the last days of Jahangir and early days of Shah Jahan.

"One day in the reign of the Emperor Shah Jahan, Har Karan Kamboh had sat at the seat of Empire in the city of Matura in the company of his agreeable companions and chosen friends and devoted himself to improving his skills as Munshi". And there followed a selection of letters to different classes of people indicating how princes write to princes, diplomatic, letters between notables and legal documents including certificate for the sale of a slave girl etc. The result was his famous Insha-i-Har Karan in Persian language which soon became an established model of excellence. The work was compiled between 1625 AD and 1631 AD.

Insha-i-Har Karan is divided into seven sections and contains models of letters and other documents relating to the State.