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Muhammad Bakhsh Ashob, 2 works

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Collection of works by the poet Āshūb

1. ff. 1-217
Author: Mīrzā Muḥammad Bakhsh Āshūb ibn Muḥammad Ghiyās̲ ميرزا محمّد بخش آشوب ابن محمّد غياث

Untitled selection of poetic works by Āshūb, preceded by a prose preface

Language(s): Persian
2. ff. 218-226
Author: Mīrzā Muḥammad Bakhsh Āshūb ibn Muḥammad Ghiyās̲ ميرزا محمّد بخش آشوب ابن محمّد غياث

Untitled autobiography by Āshūb, lacking chronological dates

Colophon improbably dated 1092/1681, before the author's birth

Language(s): Persian

Physical Description

Form: codex
Extent: 226 ff. (217 + 8)
Dimensions (leaf): 185 × 105 mm.
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History

Origin: 18th-19th centuries CE ; India

Provenance and Acquisition

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Based on unpublished description in Catalogue of Persian Manuscripts in the India Office Library, vol. 3.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 E207/15_f275r

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