IO Islamic 3959 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)
Irvine Collection
Maratha and Sikh histories
Contents
Collection of Maratha and Sikh histories
1. ff. 1-16
Excerpt from a brief, anonymous history on Marathas
Dated 1208/16 November 1794
Language(s): Persian
2. ff. 1-20
Title: Risālah-'i Nānak Shāh
Title: رساله نانك شاه
Brief history of the Sikhs extending to 1178/1764-5, commissioned by Major James Browne, but described by William Irvine as, ‘Very poor & most un-historical & erroneous.’
Dated 9 Jum. I 1209/3 Dec. 1794
Language(s): Persian
Physical Description
Form: codex
Extent: 36 ff. (16 + 20)
Dimensions (leaf): 223 × 191 mm.
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History
Origin: 9 Jum. I 1209 AH; 3 December 1794 CE ; India
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Based on unpublished description in Catalogue of Persian Manuscripts in the India Office Library, vol. 3.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 E207/7_f071r
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