categorize the sources of information on medieval Indiagiving one example fom each catoegory
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The sources of medieval Indian history can be classified broadly into two types :
1. Archaeological Sources : Archaeological sources include :
a. Monuments : Monuments like Quwat-ul-Islam Mosque.
b. Coins : Silver tanka and copper jittal of Delhi Sultans.
c. Inscriptions : Inscriptions on coins and monuments.
2. Literary Sources : These include,
a. Religious Literary Sources : It includes the religious literature of Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs. i.e Ṭabāqāt al-ṣūfiyya of Moinuddin Chisti
b. Secular Literature : It includes :
i. Chronicles : Court chronicles like Rajatarangni and Akbarnama.
ii. Autobiographies : It includes Tuzk-i-Babri.
iii. Poetry : Poetry of Amir Khusru like Nur Siphr.
iv. Biographies of different rulers and works on politics and warfare like Tajul Masir.