MOHAMMED CASIM, a celebrated Persian historian, was born in 1570, at Astrabad, on the shores of the Caspian Sea. While he was still a child his father was summoned away from his native country into Hindustan, where he held high office in the Deccan; and by his influence the young Ferishta received court promotion. In 1589 Ferishta removed to Bejapore, where he spent the remainder of his life under the immediate protection of the Shah Ibrahim Adil II. At the court of this monarch he died in 1611. Large portions of his History have been translated into English, particularly by Jonathan Scott. In the introduction a resumé is given of the history of Hindustan prior to the times of the Mohammedan conquest, and also of the victorious progress of the Arabs through the East. The body of the work contains much information on the geography and climate of Hindustan. Ferishta is reputed one of the most trustworthy of the oriental historians, and his work still maintains a high place as an authority.