IO Islamic 3781 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)
India Office Library
Khavaran'namah
Contents
1 copy of Khāvarān'nāmah by Ibn Ḥusām, Muḥammad
Title: Khāvarān'nāmah
Title: خاوران نامه
Epic masnavi in mutaqārib metre eulogising ʿAlī, the fourth caliph and first imam of Shiʿah Islam, through fictionalised battles with fantastical enemies, completed 830/1427
The present volume lacks the epilogue stating the title and date of completion
Language(s): Persian
Physical Description
Form: codex
Extent: 515 ff.
Dimensions (leaf): 210 × 134 mm.
Dimensions (written):
Hand(s)
History
Origin: 18th century CE ; India
Record Sources
Based on unpublished description in Catalogue of Persian Manuscripts in the India Office Library, vol. 3. Available on British Library Digitised Manuscripts, manuscript number: MSS Eur E207/18_f011r
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