IO Islamic 3926 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)
Irvine Collection
Akhbar-i Mahabbat
Contents
1 copy of Akhbār-i Maḥabbat by Maḥabbat Khān ibn Fayz̤ ʿAtāʾ Khān
Title: Akhbār-i Maḥabbat
Title: اخبار محبّت
General history of India down to 1186 / 1772
Appended at beginning is Maḥabbat Khān's genealogy in William Irvine's hand
Not dated, but paper embossed with stamp dated 1875
Language(s): Persian
Physical Description
Form: codex
Extent: 246 folios
Dimensions (leaf): 298 × 190 mm.
Hand(s)
Fairly clean nastaʿlīq
Additions:
Annotations by W. Irvine
Binding
History
Origin: 1875 - 1878 CE ; India
Provenance and Acquisition
William Irvine. acquired by him in 1878
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Based on unpublished description in Catalogue of Persian Manuscripts in the India Office Library, vol. 3.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_f7r
Availability
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