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Zikr al-siyar
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1 copy of Z̲ikr al-siyar by Ghulām Ḥusayn Khān ibn Muḥammad Himmat Khān
Title: Z̲ikr al-siyarTitle: ذكر السّيرHistory 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
Language(s): PersianTranscribed by order of G. J. Nicholls, Judge at Farrukhabad, from a manuscript obtained from Agra
Physical Description
Form: codexSupport: 2 fascicules of different dimensionsExtent: 338 ff.Dimensions (leaf): 270 × 170 mm.Dimensions (leaf): 254 × 160 mm.Hand(s)
Rough nastaʿlīq in watery ink; different hands
Additions:Binding
History
Origin: 1897 - 1898 CE Benares (Varanasi) ; IndiaProvenance and Acquisition
Muḥammad ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz of Bhitrī
1913-08-15
William Irvine
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Based on unpublished description in Catalogue of Persian Manuscripts in the India Office Library, vol. 3.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 E207/6Availability
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