IO Islamic 3933 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)
Irvine Collection
Bahadurshahnamah
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1 copy of Bahādur shāh'nāmah by Nūr al-Dīn Muḥammad Dānishmand Khān ʻĀlī
Official 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
Transcribed by order of G. J. Nicholls, Judge at Farrukhabad, from a manuscript obtained from Agra
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Nastaʿlīq inclining toward shikastah
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