IO Islamic 3990 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)
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Bahadurshahnamah
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1 copy of Bahādur Shāh'nāmah by Nūr al-Dīn Muḥammad Dānishmand Khān
Title: Bahādur Shāh'nāmahTitle: بهادر شاه نامهAlternative titles stated on the title page: 1) Rūznāmachah-yi Bahādur Shāhī, 2) Pādshāh'nāmah
Official regnal chronicle for the reign of Timurid or Mughal Emperor Bahādur Shāh I (r. 1707-1712) by Mīrzā Nūr al-Dīn Muḥammad "ʿĀlī", entitled successively Niʿmat Khān, Muqarrab Khān, and Dānishmand Khān (d. 1 Rabīʿ I 1122 / 30 April 1710, at Delhi)
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Language(s): PersianTranscribed by order of G. J. Nicholls, Judge at Farrukhabad, from a manuscript obtained from Agra
Filiation: Copied from an original manuscript obtained from Bareilly, through Mr. Kitts, Judge of BareillyPhysical Description
Form: codexExtent: 137 ff.Dimensions (leaf): 160 × 250 mm.Hand(s)
Rough nastaʿlīq
Additions:Sheet of William Irvine's notes between ff. 51-52
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History
Origin: 19th century 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Based on unpublished description in Catalogue of Persian Manuscripts in the India Office Library, vol. 3.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 E207/6_f136rAvailability
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