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Majma' al-nafa'is, selections

1 copy of Intikhāb-i majmaʿ al-nafāʾis by Āsā Rām

No formal title stated in the work

Selection from the larger Persian biographical dictionary of poets (with quotations of verses), the Majmaʿ al-nifāʾis of Sirāj al-Dīn ʿAlī Khān "Ārzū," apparently ordered by the Timurid or Mughal Emperor Shāh ʿĀlam in regnal year 4 (1177 / 1763), possibly while in Bengal, under the vice-regency of the Navvāb-Nāẓim Qāsim ʿAlī Khān

Consists of approximately 200 entries, mostly of poets connected with South Asia, extending from a-y: "Ījād" to "Yaktā"

Preface differs from other standard editions

The compilor or epitomaton is not mentioned. However, a note on the title page in the hand of William Irvine states, "Āsā Rām made this abridgement"

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

Physical Description

Form: codex

Extent: 238 ff.; paginated in Persian as 480 (+1) pages

Dimensions (leaf): 165 × 257 mm.

Hand(s)

Clear nastaʿlīq

. Scribe: Sayyid Valī Allāh the naql nivīs

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Binding

History

Origin: 1900 CE Bhitari, Sayyidpur, Ghazipur District ; India

Provenance and Acquisition

William Irvine

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Based on unpublished description in Catalogue of Persian Manuscripts in the India Office Library, vol. 3.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 E207/16 16_58r

Availability

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