IO Islamic 4034 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)
Irvine Collection
Savanih-i ahval-i Ashob
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1 copy of Savāniḥ-i ʿumrī-yi Āshūb by Mīrzā Muḥammad Bakhsh "Āshūb" ibn Muḥammad Ghiyās̲
Alternatively known by the title: Sharḥ-i aḥvāl-i Āshūb
Alternative title stated on title page (f. 1r): Savāniḥ-i ʿumrī-yi Mirzā Muḥammad Bakhsh mutakhalluṣ bah Āshūb va khānadān-i ū
Brief autobiography, generally lacking chronological details
Supplementary account of the author's ancestors follows autobiography
Lacking addition account of Ashob's elder brother, Muẓaffar Ḥusayn 'Ḥusayn'
Transcribed by order of G. J. Nicholls, Judge at Farrukhabad, from a manuscript obtained from Agra
Physical Description
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Clear nastaʿlīq
William Irvine's copious notes and the author's genealogical tree included before the title page
Heavily annotated throughout
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