IO Islamic 3928 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)
Irvine Collection
Chanderi, various historical extracts
Contents
Title and compiler's name not stated in work
Large label on front cover describes the contents in Urdu: jild-i naql-i kaifiyyat-i Fārsī, ʿahd-i Akbar Pādshāh se tā ʿahd-i Bahādur Shāh-i avval, jis-qadr ḥālāt-i mahārājagān-i Canderī az rū-yi kutub-i tavārīk̲h̲hāʾī se dastiyāb hūʾā, va tamām va kamāl-i jild-i hāz̲ā men̲ mundarij kiyā gayā
Anonymously compiled historical extracts, from the reigns of Timurid or Mughal Emperor Akbar I to Emperor Bahādur Shāh I, relating to the town and fort of Chanderi in Malwa (now Ashoknagar District, Madhya Pradesh), possibly drawn up in connexion with a law suit
Label and descriptive notes between flyleaves in Urdu
The scribe has included details on filiation for most extracts
Not dated
Physical Description
Binding
History
Record Sources
Availability
Entry to read in the Library is permitted only on presentation of a valid reader's card for admissions procedures contact British Library, Registering for a Reader Pass. Contact apac-enquiries@bl.uk for further information on the availability of this manuscript. For information on catalogues and ordering manuscripts see Finding and ordering Persian manuscripts in the British Library.
Bibliography
Funding of Cataloguing
BL
Please fill out your details.