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1 copy of Shāh ʿĀlam'nāmah by Ghulām ʿAlī Khān ibn Bikhārī Khān

Author: Ghulām ʿAlī Khān ibn Bikhārī Khān غلام على خان ابن بكهارى خان
Title: Shāh ʿĀlam'nāmah
Title: شاه عالم نامه

Alternative title: Āʾīn-i ʿĀlamshāhī

Official regnal chronicle for the reign of Shāh ʿĀlam

Consisting of a large part of the second volume only

Language(s): Persian

Physical Description

Form: codex
Extent: 84 folios
Dimensions (leaf): 328 × 216 mm.

Hand(s)

Fair nastaʿlīq. Scribe: Aḥmad ʿAlī Khān Farrukhābādī

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Binding

History

Origin: 30 December 1878 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Based on unpublished description in Catalogue of Persian Manuscripts in the India Office Library, vol. 3. Available on British Library Digitised Manuscripts, manuscript number: MSS Eur E207/6_f212r

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