IO Islamic 4070 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)

Autobiographical preface or dībāchah by the poet ʿĀlī introducing the collection of his poetical works, with a lengthy explanation for his poetic pseudonym and various titles and posts at the Timurid or Mughal court of Emperor ʿĀlamgīr I

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Collection of poems in varied forms and genres by the poet ʿĀlī

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Untitled lengthy mas̲navī by the poet ʿĀlī on sufi themes, containing a number of edifying anecdotes

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Brief mas̲navī by the poet ʿĀlī on sufi allegorical themes, based on the Avadhi Mrigavatitradition

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Detailed account in refined prose and poetry in an ironic tone by the poet ʿĀlī of the siege and conquest of the capital of the Quṭbshāhī Deccan kingdom, Hydrabad, by the forces of the Timurid or Mughal Emperor ʿĀlamgīr I, in 1097/1686

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