IO Islamic 3971 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)
Irvine Collection
Zikr al-siyar
Contents
1 copy of Z̲ikr al-siyar by Ghulām Ḥusayn Khān ibn Muḥammad Himmat Khān
History of Mogul or Timurid Empire, from Nādir Shāh's sack of Delhi in 1151/1738-9 to the end of Shāh ʿĀlam's reign, in 1221/1806
The title is an abjad-based tāʾrīkh (yielding 1221)
Single work in 2 fascicules bound together
Not dated at end
Transcribed by order of G. J. Nicholls, Judge at Farrukhabad, from a manuscript obtained from Agra
Physical Description
Hand(s)
Rough nastaʿlīq in watery ink; different hands
Binding
History
Provenance and Acquisition
Muḥammad ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz of Bhitrī
1913-08-15
William Irvine
Record Sources
Availability
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