Such as Jahangirnama written by Jahangir. Additionally, they even had the official history written down by court historians. For example, during Akbar’s reign, Abu’l-Fazl had kept a record of history. Apart from these, there were other accounts of history written by other people of the era. These are known as Contemporary Accounts.
These contemporary texts were compiled by W. E. Begley and Z. A. Desai in their book Taj Mahal: The Illumined Tomb. The various sources of that time were compiled together so that we can see them in that context and get to know the detailed history of the Taj Mahal. How the Taj Mahal was built. What were the methods used back then? All of it has been documented beautifully.
