IO Islamic 3943 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)

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Correspondence on Nepal

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Collection of diplomatic correspondence between the Government of India, its officials, and envoy, Mawlavī ʿAbd al-Qādir Khān, with the ruler of Nepal

William Irvine's note on the flyleaf: "Mission of Abdul Qadir Khan Jāīsī [sic] to Nepal. Persian correspondence between Maharajah Ran [sic] Bahadur and the Govr. Genl. & Mr. Jonathan Duncan & Moulvi Abdul Qadir Khan 1787-1795. (Abdul Qadir Khan's family live in Mohullah [sic] Purānī ʿAdālāt, Benares City. His library is preserved. They have jagir lands near Ghunar [?, read Chunar] granted by Warren Hastings.) W.I."

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Language(s): Persian

Transcribed by order of G. J. Nicholls, Judge at Farrukhabad, from a manuscript obtained from Agra

Physical Description

Form: codex
Extent: 82 ff.
Dimensions (leaf): 153 × 242 mm.

Hand(s)

Shikastah āmīz and taʿlīq

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Binding

History

Origin: 1795 - 1950 CE ; India

Provenance and Acquisition

William Irvine

Luzac

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Based on unpublished description in Catalogue of Persian Manuscripts in the India Office Library, vol. 3.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 E207/9_f010r

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