IO Islamic 3919 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)
Irvine Collection
Akbarnamah, daftar 1, part 1
Contents
1 copy of Akbarnāmah by Shaykh Abū al-Faẓl ibn Shaykh Mubārak Nāgawrī
Official regnal chronicle for the reign of the Mughal Emperor Akbar
Comprises part 1 of the first daftar only
Rubrication omitted throughout
Defective at both ends, last 2 folios (ff. 276-7) modern replacements
Folios disarranged, as many catchwords have disappeared
Not dated
Volume not identified as Akbarnāmah by W. Irvine, hence the inscription on a flyleaf, "History of the House of Timur. Presented for Mr W. Irvine by Moulvi Nur Mahomad, Amīr of Chunar, thro' G. Jasper Nicholls. Benares 12/3/92 "
Physical Description
Hand(s)
Poor nastaʿlīq
Binding
History
Provenance and Acquisition
William Irvine
1913-08-15
William Irvine
Record Sources
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