IO Islamic 4007 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)

Irvine Collection

Account of Nadir Shah

No title stated in text

Alternative title of doubtful origin: Ḥavādis̲-i Panjāb

Anonymous account of Nādir Shāh's invasion of the Timurid or Mughal Empire, including a brief section on rebellions against the ruler, his assassination, and the rise of Aḥmad Shāh Abdāli

It is possible the present text consists of extacts belong to another lengthier, independent work

Not dated

Language(s): Persian

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

Filiation: Copied from a manuscript obtain at Bareilly

Physical Description

Form: codex

Extent: 8 ff.

Dimensions (leaf): 160 × 212 mm.

Hand(s)

Clumsy nastaʿlīq

in watery ink

Additions:

Binding

History

Origin: 19th century CE ; India

Provenance and Acquisition

William Irvine

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Based on unpublished description in Catalogue of Persian Manuscripts in the India Office Library, vol. 3.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 6_192r

Availability

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Union Catalogue of Manuscripts from the Islamicate World

IO Islamic 4007 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)

Account of Nadir Shah

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