List of Books and Authors of Ancient India | Books and Authors of Medieval India

One or more questions related to books and authors from the ancient and medieval history of India often appear in multiple government jobs examinations like UPSC CSE, UPSC CDS, UPPCS, BPSC, SSC CGL, SSC CHSL, RRB NTPC, etc. The availability of a comprehensive list of ancient and medieval books and authors, therefore, is essential for each and every serious aspirant wanting to qualify for a government exam. Recognizing this need of aspirants, a comprehensive list of Ancient and Medieval Books and Authors is provided below.

List of Books and Authors in Ancient India
Authors	Books
Books written by Visakdatta (Vishakhadatta)	Mudrarakshasa Devichandraguptam
Book written by Kalhana	Rajtarangini
Book written by Somdeva (Somadeva)	Kathasaritsagar
Book written by Vatsyayana	Kamasutra
Books written by Amoghavarsha	Prashnottarmalika (Prashnottara Ratnamalika) Kavirajamarga
Book written by Bhasa	Svapnavasavadattam
Books written by Asvaghosa	Buddhacharita (Buddhacharitam) Suandarananda Vajrasuchi
Books written by Kalidasa (all in Sanskrit)	Abhigyan Shakuntalam Vikramorvashi Raghuvansham Kumar Sambhava Meghdoot Malavikagnimitra
Book written by Amarasimha	Amarakosha (Namalinganushasana)
Books written by Varahamihira	Panchsidhantika Brihat Samhita
Book written by Aryabhatta	Aryabhatiya Surya Sidhanta
Book written by Vishnu Sharma	Panchtantra
Book written by Kamandaka	Nitisara
Book written by Ravikirti	Aihole Prasasti
Book written by Megasthanese	Indica
Book written by Kautilya	Arthashastra
Book written by Charaka	Charaka Samhita
Book written by Bhaskara II	Lilawati
Books written by Bhavbhuti	Uttaramacharita Malati Madhava
Book written by Brahmagupta	Brahmasiddhanta
Book written by Dandin	Dasakumaracharita
Books written by Rajshekhara	Kamuramanjari Bala Ramayana Bala Bharata Kavyamimamsa Bhuvana Kosha Haravilasa
Book written by Bāṇabhaṭṭa	Kadambari ((completed by Bhushanabhatta) Harshcharita
Book written by Saktayana	Amogavritti
Book written by Viracharya	Ganitsaram
Books written by Harshavardhana	Nagananda Ratnavali Priyadarsika
Book written by Hiuen Tsang	Si-yu-Ki
Book written by Hala	Gathasaptashati (Sattasai)
Book written by Panini	Astadhyayi
Book written by Patanjli	Mahabhasya
Book written by Tenali Ramakrishna	Panduranga Mahatyam
Book written by Sattanar (Chithalai Satthanar)	Manimekalai (Manimekhalai)
Book written by Ilango Adigal	Silappadkaram
Books written by Abul Fazl	Akbarnama Ain-i-Akbari
Book written by Chand Bardai	Prithviraj Raso
Book written by Ponna	Shantipurana
Book written by Malik Mohd Jayasi	Padmavat
Book written by Sri Krishna Deva Raya	Amuktamalyada
Book written by Firdausi	Shahnama (Shahnameh)
Book written by Bharavi	Kiratarjuniya
Book written by Bharata (Bharata Muni)	Natyashastra
Book written by Sri Harsha	Naishadha Charitra
Book written by Sudraka	Mrichhakatika
Books written by Jaya deva	Geet govinda Prasanna Raghava
Book written by Virasena (Veerasena)	Navratna
Book written by Surdas	Sur Sagar

List of Books and Authors in Medieval India
Authors	Books
Book written by Hasan Nizami	Taj-ul-Maasir
Book written by Pampa	Vikramarjunavijaya
Book written by Minhaj-i-Siraj	Tabaqat-i-Nasiri
Books written by Ziauddin Barani	Tarikh-i-Firuzshahi Fatwah-i-Jahandari Maasìr Saadat Hasratnama
Book written by Isami (Abdul Malik Isami)	Futuh-us-Salatin
Book written by Yahya Sirhindi (Yahya bin Ahmad Sirhindi)	Tarikh-i-Mubarak Shahi
Book written by Abul Fazal	Akbarnama
Books written by Nizammuddin Ahmad	Tabaqat-i-Akbari Tarikh-i-Nizami
Book written by Badauni	Muntakhab-al-Tawarikh
Book written by Abdul Hamid Lahori	Badshanama/Padshahnama
Book written by Khafi Khan	Muntakhab-ul Lubab
Book written by Ali Muḥammad Khān	Mirat-i-Ahmadi
Books written by Amir Khusro	Tughluaqnama Tarikh-i-Alai Nuh Sipihr Ashiqa
Book written by Maulana Daud	Chandayan
Book written by Gulbadan Begum	Humayunama
Book written by Gyaneshwara (Dnyaneshwar)	Bhavartha Dipika
Book written by Ibn Batuta	Safarnama or Rihla
Book written by Jahangir	Tuzk-i-jahangiri
Book written by Abbas Khan Sarwani	Tarikh-i-Shershahi
Book written by Babar	Tuzk-i-Babri/Baburnama
Book written by Inayat Khan	Shahjahannama
Book written by Jimutavahana	Dayabhaga
Shekkilar (Sekkizhar)	Periya Puranam
Book written by Jadunath Sarkar	History of Aurangzeb, The fall of the Mughal Empire
Book written by Mohammad Habib	Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni
Book written by I.H. Qureshi	The Administration of the Delhi Sultanate
Book written by A.B.M Habibullah	Foundation of Muslim Rule in India
Book written by Irfan Habib	Agrarian System of Mughal India