Abdul Lutif

Abdul Lutif was a Mughal historian. He wrote a travel diary about his journey from Agra to Bengal through Bihar. His diary has become an important source for historians.

Early life Lutif was born in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, to Abdullah Abbasi.

Lutif traveled from Rajmahal, the former capital of Bengal Subah, to Ghoraghat in 1609. He traveled with the Mughal subahdar (governor) Islam Khan I and Dewan Abul Hasan Shihab Khani Mutaqid Khan, under whom Lutif served, as part of a royal entourage. narrating his travels from Rajmahal to Ghoraghat, and translated it into English. Sarkar describes Lutif as an official during the reign of Mughal Emperor Jahangir.