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Ta'rikh-i Iradat Khan
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1 copy of Tārīkh-i Irādat Khān by Mubārak Allāh Vāz̤iḥ
Title: Tārīkh-i Irādat KhānTitle: تاريخ ارادت خانAuthor entitled Irādat Khān, with the takhalluṣ or pseudonym Vāz̤iḥ
Autobiography relating events from the death of Aurangzeb as Timurid or Mughal Emperor ʿĀlamgīr I (d. 1118 / 1707) to Emperor Farrukh Siyar's entry into Shāhjahānābād (Delhi) 7 years later, in Muḥarram 1125 / 1713. The account thus covers the wars of succession and reigns of Bahādur Shāh, Jahāndār Shāh, and Farrukh Siyar
Work completed by author in 1126 / 1714
Account comprises a little over half of the narrative
Bound between the opening leaves of the ʿIbratnāmah of Muḥammad ibn Muʿtamad Khān
Not dated
Language(s): PersianCopied from an original =-=-=-=-
Physical Description
Form: codexExtent: ff. 4v-64rDimensions (leaf): 129 × 151 mm.Hand(s)
Clear nastaʿlīq. Scribe: Muḥammad ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz
Additions:Copious notes by William Irvine attached at beginning and end of volume
Binding
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Based on unpublished description in Catalogue of Persian Manuscripts in the India Office Library, vol. 3.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 E207/6Availability
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