IO Islamic 3961 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)
Irvine Collection
Sultan al-tavarikh
Contents
1 copy of Sulṭān al-tavārīkh by Fakhr al-Dawlah Dabīr al-Mulk Rājah Ratan Singh ibn Rāy Bālak Rām Lakhnavī Barīlavī
Official chronicle ordered by Muḥammad Amjad ʿAlī Shāh, King of Avadh, covering his patrilineal ancestors from Ādam to Muḥammad ʿAlī Shāh
Begins with muqaddimah (introduction) containing genealogical tables, followed by 12 bāb (chapters) covering eras and reigns of the later nawabs and kings
Transcribed by order of G. J. Nicholls, Judge at Farrukhabad, from a manuscript obtained from Agra
Physical Description
Condition
Some leaves at beginning and end torn and damaged by water; conserved and remounted
Hand(s)
Careful nastaʿlīq. Scribe: Aḥmad ʿAlī Khān Farrukhābādī
Binding
History
Record Sources
Availability
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