[Abu al-Fazl ibn Mubarak](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abul_Fazl) (1551–1602), brother of Faizi, served as Akbar's principal court historian and became one of the most influential figures in Mughal historiography. He authored the [Akbarnama](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akbarnama) (History of Akbar), one of the most important works of Indo-Persian history and a touchstone of Persian prose artistry. Abul Fazl also compiled the [Ain-i-Akbari](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ain-i-Akbari) (Institutes of Akbar), an administrative manual that provided detailed accounts of Mughal governance, military organization, and cultural practices.