Books written on Akbar and His reign

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Here are the names of few books written on Akbar and his reign reign
1.Akbarnama by Abu-al-Fazal
2.Takmilay AkbarnamaAbu Al Fazal was killed and his book was left incomplete INYAT ULLAH completed remaining Portion.
3.Ain-i-Akbri by Abu-Al-Fazal(A great source to understand the administrative structure of Akbar and other Mughals.
4. Muntakhab-ul-Tawarikh Abdul Qadir Baduni
5.Tabkat Akbri by Nizam-ud-Din(He was first Bakshi of Akbar).
6.Tarikh Alfi A team of historian appointed by akbar under Mawlana Ahmed written this book in 1582.
7.Zubdat Al Tawarikh Nur -UL-Haq.
8.Akbarnam by Shaikh Ilahdad Faizi Sirhindi.
9.Waqqai by Asad Baig.
10.Mirrat-ul-Mumalik by Sidi Ali Rais.
11.Mahtir-ul-Umara by Shams-ud-Dawalah Shah Nawaz Khan completed in 1780.
European Authors on Akbar
1.Mongolicae Legationis Commentarus by Father Anthony Monserrate.
2Pilgrimage or Relation of the World by Purchas.
3.Annals and Antiquities of Rajhastanby james tod.
4.Akbar the Great Mughal by vincent A Smith.

I took these references from the book AKBAR by Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi.