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Bahr al-mavvaj
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1 copy of Baḥr al-mavvāj by Muḥammad ʿAlī Khān Anṣārī
Title: Baḥr al-mavvājTitle: بحر الموّاجUniversal 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
Language(s): PersianPhysical Description
Form: codexExtent: 103 ff.Dimensions (leaf): 257 × 165 mm.Hand(s)
Rough nastaʿlīq
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History
Origin: 19th century CE ; IndiaRecord 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Based on unpublished description in Catalogue of Persian Manuscripts in the India Office Library, vol. 3.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 E207/5_f004rAvailability
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