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1 copy of Bahādur shāh'nāmah by Nūr al-Dīn Muḥammad Dānishmand Khān ʻĀlī
Title: Bahādur shāh'nāmahTitle: بهادر شاه نامهOfficial regnal chronicle for the reign of Bahādur Shāh I (r.1707-1712) by Mīrzā Nūr al-Dīn Muḥammad 'ʿĀlī,' entitled successively Niʿmat Khān, Muqarrab Khān, and Dānishmand Khān (d. 1 Rabīʿ I 1122 / 30 April 1710, at Delhi)
Consists of account covering first 2 regnal years only, ending abruptly either because the source ms. was defective or transcription was discontinued
Note of purchase dated 4 Rabīʿ II 1179 / 20 September 1765
Language(s): PersianTranscribed by order of G. J. Nicholls, Judge at Farrukhabad, from a manuscript obtained from Agra
Physical Description
Form: codexExtent: 107 pagesDimensions (leaf): 277 × 160 mm.Hand(s)
Nastaʿlīq inclining toward shikastah
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History
Origin: 1725 - 1765 CE ; IndiaRecord 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Based on unpublished description in Catalogue of Persian Manuscripts in the India Office Library, vol. 3.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 E207/7_f051rAvailability
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