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'Aziz al-qulub
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1 copy of ʿAzīz al-qulūb by Bhagvān Dās
Title: ʿAzīz al-qulūbTitle: عزيز القلوبCollection of official, diplomatic, and imperial letters (shuqqah), ordinances (farmān), as well as petitions (ʿarz̤adāsht) submitted to the Timurid or Mughal Emperor Muḥammad Shāh and other courtiers, relating to Rajput rulers and Maratha encroachments early in the eighteenth century
The work was completed the work in 1162/1748-9 (date encoded in title as an abjad chronogram)
The author, an inhabitant of Ḥiṣār Fayrūzah (Haryana State, India), was the munshī of Muḥammad Khān Bahādur Ghaẓanfarjang (or ʿUṣfurjang)
This is a rare work
Language(s): PersianPhysical Description
Form: codexExtent: 93 ff.Dimensions (leaf): 238 × 175 mm.Hand(s)
Neat nastaʿlīq
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History
Origin: 28 Jumādá II 1215 AH; 1800 CE ; IndiaRecord 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Based on unpublished description in Catalogue of Persian Manuscripts in the India Office Library, vol. 3.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 E207/24_f052rAvailability
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