IO Islamic 3974 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)
Irvine Collection
Mirat-i Aftab-numa
Contents
1 copy of Mirʾāt-i āftāb numā by ʿAbd al-Raḥmān Shāhnavāz Khān Hāshimī Banbānī Dihlavī
Universal history with a more detailed account for the reign of Emperor Shāh ʿĀlam, whose takhalluṣ or pseudonym was Āftāb (sun)
Consists of preface and an account beginning with Prince Aʿẓam Shāh to year 30 of Emperor Shāh ʿĀlam
Not dated
Transcribed by order of G. J. Nicholls, Judge at Farrukhabad, from a manuscript obtained from Agra
Physical Description
Hand(s)
At least 3 hands: 1) neat nastaʿlīq; 2) rough nastaʿlīq; 3) small and cramped inelegant nastaʿlīq
Binding
History
Provenance and Acquisition
Muḥammad ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz of Bhitrī
1913-08-15
William Irvine
Record Sources
Availability
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