The thesis of the 'Urban Revolution' in medieval India was famously put forward by which historian?

Which medieval Indian historian was appointed as the Principal of the Nasiriyya Madrasa in Delhi by Sultan Iltutmish?

Which among the following books is directly related to the medieval Muslim history of India?

Which of the following statements regarding medieval Indo-Islamic historiography are true? A. The Islamic historical texts are primarily historical but are nonetheless informed by a religious and moral outlook. B. In these texts, humans were not viewed as central agents of historical change, but rather God was seen as the starting and end point of history. C. The historian was to be truthful in his reconstruction of the past, yet there was no strict dividing line between the natural and the supernatural. D. For Islamic historians, historical time was cyclical, similar to the ancient Indian and Greek concepts.