IO Islamic 3994 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)
Irvine Collection
Bahr al-mavvaj
Contents
1 copy of Baḥr al-mavvāj by Muḥammad ʿAlī Khān Anṣārī
Universal history, with special reference to India
Extract consists of accounts for Timurid or Mughal rulers, extending from the reign of Emperor Farrukh Siyar to Emperor Muḥammad Shāh
The work has been considered to be identical with the Tārīkh-i Muẓaffarī of Muḥammad ʿAlī Khān Anṣārī. However, according to Storey, the present work is distinguished by its tripartite division into volumes
Physical Description
Hand(s)
Rough nastaʿlīq
Binding
History
Record Sources
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