Who was the author of the book 'Qanun-i-Humayuni'?

Question

Of which book did its author say: “I cannot conscientiously recommend it for any useful purposes whatever. All I can suggest is that when you get tired of reading "the best hundred books," you may take this for half an hour. It will be a change.”?

Answer 1

Khwandamir was the author of the book 'Qanun-i-Humayuni'. Khwandamir, like his grandfather, belonged to the Herat literary circle of Timurid vizier Mir Ali-Shir Navai. In 1527 the Moghul conqueror Babur invited Khwandamir to India. After the death of Babar, Khwandamir was attached to the court of Humayun for whom he wrote a treatise, entitled, Qanun-i-Humayuni. It describes particularly the administrative innovations introduced by the emperor during the early years of his reign.