King's Pote 169 (King's College Library, King's College Cambridge)

Note concerning author: This author's Falak Āshūb is in the Eton half of the Pote collection, Eton 308 (Margoliouth 142). That, like King's 169 is an autograph. See also King's 26 (in his hand) and King's 94 (yet another autograph). The Bodleian has at least two manuscripts in his hand, each with his characteristic bismillah: Ouseley 280 ff.85-91 and Ouseley 386 ff.41-52. He also made another copy of the latter text only a few days later, for Richard Johnson, now BL IO Islamic 1846. He also penned for Johnson both BL IO Islamic 1718 and BL IO Islamic 667. Also in his hand (with interpolated verses of his own) is BL IO Islamic 115.

Colophon details: Place: Lucknow Date: 1 Rabīʿ II 1196 / 16 Mar 1782 Scribe: Muḥammad Bakhsh, poetically named Āshūb (d. 1784-5) محمد بخش، آشوب .

Colophon further notes: The manuscript is dated three years before the poet's death. A note makes clear the scribe is the author and he is writing the manuscript on the command of Colonel Polier.

Note concerning manuscript: First 9 folios: a prose preface in the same hand. The poet is the author of the history commissioned as a result of a meeting in Polier’s house – see Kings 94 (probably in the same hand, i.e. in the hand of the author).

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