IO Islamic 4002 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)
Irvine Collection
Istisal-i Sadat-i Barahah
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1 copy of Istīṣāl-i sādāt-i Bārahah by Munavvar ʿAlī Khān
Copy of lengthy letter of response, originally composed by Sirāj al-Dīn ʿAlī Khān "Ārzū" (d. 1169 / 1756), ordered by the Timurid or Mughal ruler, Emperor Muḥammad Shāh (r. 1131-61 / 1719-48), answering a question raised by the nominal Ṣafavid ruler, Shāh Ṭahmāsp II (r. 1135-44 / 1722-31), describing the careers and decline of the Bārahah (Bārah) sayyids, Sayyid Ḥusayn ʿAlī Khān and Sayyid ʿAbd Allāh Khān
Brief explanatory dībāchah included at beginning (ff. 1v-2v)
Not dated
Transcribed by order of G. J. Nicholls, Judge at Farrukhabad, from a manuscript obtained from AgraCopied from an original manuscript belonging to the library of
Physical Description
Hand(s)
Rough, but clear nastaʿlīq
Binding
History
Provenance and Acquisition
Shaykh [Muḥammad] ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz of Bhitrī (Saidpur, Ghazipur District)
1913-08-15
William Irvine
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