Q. Consider the following statements regarding the Tabaqat-i-Nasiri:
  1. It was dedicated to Sultan Nasiruddin Mahmud of the Slave Dynasty.
  2. It provides a detailed account of the Mongol invasions under Genghis Khan.
  3. It was originally written in the Arabic language.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Answer: 1 and 2 only
Notes:

Minhaj-us-Siraj dedicated Tabaqat-i-Nasiri to Sultan Nasiruddin Mahmud (1246–1266). It is a key source detailing the history of the Islamic world including the Mongol invasions. The work was originally written in Persian, the official court language of the Delhi Sultanate, not Arabic.