IO Islamic 3886 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)
Irvine Collection
Ijaz al-siyar
Contents
1 copy of Ījāz al-siyar by Pūran Chand
Author's abridged version of his chronicle commisioned by Muḥammad Vājid ʿAlī Shāh, the Sulṭān al-siyar, a work in progress at the time of writing.
Possibly the author's autograph.
Not dated.
Loose unrelated(?) folios (ff 302-312) inserted at end
Physical Description
Hand(s)
Main text in rough nastaʿlīq; marginalia in shikastah āmīz
Decoration
Heavily annotated in the margins and on other pages left blank in a different, semi-calligraphic hand.
Binding
History
Provenance and Acquisition
William Irvine, acquired 26 December 1882, possibly from "Abd ul-Aziz"
1913-08-15
Record Sources
Availability
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