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[[File:Dr. Ishwari Prasad.jpg|thumb|Dr. Ishwari Prasad at his residence in Agra (Dec 1979)]]
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'''Iswari Prasad Upadhyaya''' (1888 - 1986) was an Indian historian. He was an alumnus of [[Aligarh Muslim University]], and very first graduate of the university. He dealt mainly with the [[Islam in India#Early history of Islam in India|Muslim rulers]] and governments of India, especially with the [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] and [[Tughluq]] dynasties. He did extensive work on rulers such as [[Muhammad bin Tughluq]], the [[Sultan of Delhi]], [[Humayun]], and [[Aurangzeb]].

He was born in [[Agra]], Uttar Pradesh in a village called '''Kurra Chittarpur'''. His father Lt. Shobharam Upadhyay was head-master in a school. His father's untimely death left a very young Ishwari Prasad, a student of class 12th to look after his younger siblings.

He continued his education and earned his livelihood by giving tuitions. He was a student of Agra College and while he was studying in M.A.,he was taking B.A. classes. During one of his lectures Prof. [[Rushbrook Williams]] was present & he believed that Dr. Ishwari Prasad possessed unusual qualifications as a Historian. He invited him to teach at the University of Allahabad.He was elected Member of Legislative Council from the graduate constituency for 3 terms continuously. Contributions to historical research and scholarship.

He was conferred '''[[Padma Bhushan]]''' in 1984 by the President of India for his contributions to History.
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== Works ==

* History of medieval India from 647 AD to the Mughal conquest. Allahabad : The Indian press, ltd., 1925 <ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=13MBAAAAMAAJ|title=A History of the Qaraunah Turks in India: (based on Original Sources)|first=Ishwari|last=Prasad|date=1 January 1936|publisher=Indian Press|access-date=5 January 2017|via=Google Books}}</ref>
* The Mughal Empire. Allahabad: Chugh Publications, 1974 <ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-W9uAAAAMAAJ|title=The Mughal Empire|first=Ishwari|last=Prasad|date=1 January 1974|publisher=Chugh Publications|access-date=5 January 2017|via=Google Books}}</ref>
* A Short History of Muslim Rule in India, from the Conquest of Islam to the Death of Aurangzeb: From the Advent of Islam to the Death of Aurangzeb. Allahabad: The Indian press, Ltd., 1965 <ref>[https://archive.org/details/shorthistoryofmu035015mbp A Short History of Muslim Rule in India, from the Advent of Islam to the ... By Ishwari Prasad 2nd ed. (1931). Internet Archive.]</ref>
* A History of the Qaraunah Turks in India. Allahabad: The Indian press, ltd., 1936 <ref name="auto"/>
* The life and times of Humayun. Bombay [ua] : Orient Longmans, 1956 <ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-Ks9AAAAMAAJ|title=The Life and Times of Humāyūn|first=Ishwari|last=Prasad|date=1 January 1956|publisher=Orient Longmans|access-date=5 January 2017|via=Google Books}}</ref>
* India in the eighteenth century. Allahabad: Chugh Publications, 1973 <ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8CmG2uojMOcC|title=India in the Eighteenth Century|first=Ishwari|last=Prasad|date=1 January 1973|publisher=Chugh Publications|access-date=5 January 2017|via=Google Books}}</ref>
* Hindu - Muslim problems. Allahabad: Chugh Publications, 1974 <ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=El4eAAAAMAAJ|title=Hindu-Muslim problems|first1=Ishwari|last1=Prasad|first2=S. K.|last2=Subedar|date=1 January 1974|publisher=Chugh Publications|access-date=5 January 2017|via=Google Books}}</ref>
* L'Inde du 7e au 16e siècle. Traduit sur la 2e edition par H. de Saugy. Paris : de Boccard, 1930 (Histoire du monde ; 8,1) <ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DwIdAAAAMAAJ|title=History of medieval India|first=M. Ishwari|last=Prasad|date=1 January 1930|publisher=E.de Boccard,Editeur|access-date=5 January 2017|via=Google Books}}</ref>
* The life and times of Maharaja Juddha Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana of Nepal. New Delhi : Ashish Pub. House, 1975 <ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QIUdAAAAMAAJ|title=The Life and Times of Maharaja Juddha Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana of Nepal|first=Ishwari|last=Prasad|date=1 January 1975|publisher=Ashish Publishing House|access-date=5 January 2017|via=Google Books}}</ref>
* History of mediaeval India. Allahabad: The Indian press, ltd., 1976 <ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CgZuhwSabSsC|title=History of Mediaeval India|first=Ishwari|last=Prasad|date=1 January 1966|publisher=Indian Press|access-date=5 January 2017|via=Google Books}}</ref>
* History of Indian Timurids. 1 ed. Allahabad : The Indian press, ltd., 1995
* A New History of India. Allahabad : The Indian press, ltd., 1940 <ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=raq_W3-93nIC|title=A New History of India|first=Ishwari|last=Prasad|date=1 January 1940|publisher=Indian Press|access-date=5 January 2017|via=Google Books}}</ref>

== References ==

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== External links ==

* Aligarh Muslim University http://www.amu.ac.in,

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