IO Islamic 3957 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)
Irvine Collection
Account of Maratha Wars
Contents
Title lacking, endorsed on label attached to binding as Bhāʾo'nāmah (Bhāʾū'nāmah)
Untitled account of Maratha wars from 1171-1199 / 1757-1785
Written by author in Benares (Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India), in 1201 / 1786-7, for Governor-General Cornwallis
Acquired by ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz, 15 July 1891
Not dated
Transcribed by order of G. J. Nicholls, Judge at Farrukhabad, from a manuscript obtained from Agra
Physical Description
Hand(s)
Good scribal nastaʿlīq
Binding
Seal at front (f. 1r) of Amīr Muḥammad Khvurram [sic] Bakht Bahādur Gūrkānī, with adjacent note, Muḥammad Khvurram [sic] Bakht Ḥanafī Qādirī Gūrkānī, dated 1212 / 1797-8
Seal of Timurid prince: Amīr Muḥammad Khurram Bakht Bahādur Ḥanafī Qādirī Gūrgānī
History
Provenance and Acquisition
Amīr Muḥammad Khurram Bakht Bahādur Ḥanafī Qādirī Gūrgānī
1913-08-15
William Irvine
Record Sources
Availability
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