IO Islamic 3843 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)
India Office Library
Mir'at-e Ahmadi in 2 parts
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1 copy of Mirʾāt-i Aḥmadī by ʿAlī Muḥammad Khān
History of Gujarat, the Mirʾāt-i Aḥmadī, extending to the defeat of the Marathas by Aḥmad Shāh Abdālī Durr-i Durrān at the battle of Panipat in 1174/1761
The author, ʿAlī Muḥammad Khān, began the work in 1170/1756-7 and completed the historical portion on 10 Ṣafar 1175/9 September 1761
The work is divided into sections: muqaddimah (beginning f. 8v); Hindu rulers (beginning f. 16r); Islamic rulers (beginning f. 20r); khātimah (beginning f. 574r)
Volume divided into 2 parts: 3843A (ff. 1-368) and 3843B (ff. 369-725)
Dated colophon: 14 Rabīʿ II 1299/5 March 1882
Purchased 15 August 1913 from Sir E. Clive Bayley
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