A diary of the siege and conquest of Golkundah, near Hyderabad, by the Mughal Emperor 'Alamgīr in 1107 A.H. (1695 C.E.). It was compiled by Mīrzā Nūr al-Dīn Muḥammad, who was descended from a Persian family of physicians in Dehli. He was Comptroller of the Royal Kitchen, and received the title of Ni'mat Khān from the same Emperor 'Alamgīr and near the end of the reign, on account of his constant attendance upon that monarch, he received the title of "Muqarrab Khān". Ni'mat Khān wrote several works, both in prose and verse. As a poet he signed himself " 'Alī," and his compositions exhibit rare wit and satire. He died in 1121 A.H. (1710 C.E.). The present work, which is written in mixed prose and verse in the usual satirical style, is also popular under the titles of "Vaqa'i' Ni'mat Khān-i 'Alī" and "Vaqa'āt-i Ḥaydarābād".