IO Islamic 3915 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)
Irvine Collection
Mir'at-i aftab-numa
Contents
1 copy of Mirʾāt-i āftāb numā by ʿAbd al-Raḥmān Shāhnavāz Khān Hāshimī Banbānī Dihlavī
Title: Mirʾāt-i āftāb numā
Title: مرآۃ آفتاب نما
Part of a larger work on general history with a more detailed account for the reign of Shāh ʿĀlam Pādshāh, whose takhalluṣ or pseudonym was Āftāb (sun)
Defective at beginning and with lacunae
Language(s): Persian
Physical Description
Form: codex
Extent: 526 fol.
Dimensions (leaf):
Hand(s)
Fairly clear nastaʿlīq by 2-3 different hands
Additions:
Marginal notes in W. Irvine's hand.
Binding
History
Origin: Saturday, 7 Jum. II, regnal year 5 of Akbar II AH; June 1811 CE ; India
Provenance and Acquisition
William Irvine
1913-08-15
William Irvine
Record Sources
Based on unpublished description in Catalogue of Persian Manuscripts in the India Office Library, vol. 3 (MSS Eur/E/207/5_f.24r) MSS Eur E207/5_f.24r
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