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Irvine Collection
Halat-i Nadir Shah
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1 copy of Ḥālāt-i Nādir Shāh by Amar
Title: Ḥālāt-i Nādir ShāhTitle: حالات نادر شاهNo title stated in text
Account of Nādir Shāh's invasion of the Timurid or Mughal Empire
This work unusually combines Persian prose and lively, almost satirical, Hindavi verses
Author was a resident of Chanderi
Not dated
Language(s): PersianTranscribed 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 BareillyPhysical Description
Form: codexExtent: 9 ff.Dimensions (leaf): 160 × 211 mm.Hand(s)
Rough nastaʿlīq
Additions:Large bifolio sheet of notes, possibly by William Irvine, at end (f. 9)
Binding
History
Origin: 19th century CE ; 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Based on unpublished description in Catalogue of Persian Manuscripts in the India Office Library, vol. 3.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 6_194rAvailability
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