IO Islamic 3934 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)
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Indian and Iranian histories, 18th c.
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Collection of Indian and Iranian histories covering the early eighteenth century
1. ff. 1-127Title: Bayān-i vāqiʿTitle: بيان واقعAutobiographical account of travels through India, Iran, and Arabia, written after the author took up service under Nadir Shah Afshar
Language(s): PersianCopied from an original =-=-=-=-
2. ff. 129v-213rTitle: ʿIbrat'nāmahTitle: عبرت نامهHistory covering the period between the Timurid or Mughal Emperor ʿĀlamgīr I and the accession of Emperor Muḥammad Shāh
Language(s): Persian3. ff. 213r-264vAnonymous continuation of Muḥammad Qāsim Ḥusaynī's ʿIbratnāmah, down to the 14th regnal year (1144/1731-2) of the Timurid or Mughal Emperor Muḥammad Shāh
Language(s): Persian4.Anonymous continuation of Muḥammad Qāsim Ḥusaynī's ʿIbratnāmah, covering the reign of the Timurid or Mughal Emperor Muḥammad Shāh down to regnal year 25 (1157)
Language(s): PersianPhysical Description
Form: codexExtent: 272 ff.Dimensions (leaf): 250 × 155 mm.Dimensions (written):Hand(s)
History
Origin: 9 Jum. II 1290 AH; 1873 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Based on unpublished description in Catalogue of Persian Manuscripts in the India Office Library, vol. 3.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 E207/6_f159rAvailability
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