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Majma' al-bahrain

1 copy of Majmaʿ al-baḥrayn by Sulṭān Muḥammad Dārā Shukūh

Author: Sulṭān Muḥammad Dārā Shukūh سلطان محمّد دارا شكوه

Qādirī ṣūfī interpretation of Vedic philosophy or the vedanta by the Timurid or Mughal prince, Sulṭān Muḥammad Dārā Shukūh (killed 1069/1658), son of Emperor Shāh Jahān I (d. 1666), completed with the support of his Brahmin secretary, Rāy Chandarbhān, in 1065/1654

Not dated

Unfoliated or paginated

Vertically oriented safīnah format

Clear nastaʿlīq tending to taʿlīq, written obliquely

Hindi inscription on recto of first folio: na 236

Language(s): Persian

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Physical Description

Form: codex

Extent: 25 ff.

Dimensions (leaf): 180 × 109 mm.

Hand(s)

Clear nastaʿlīq tending to taʿlīq, written obliquely

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Binding

History

Origin: 18th century CE ; 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Based on unpublished description in Catalogue of Persian Manuscripts in the India Office Library, vol. 3.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 E207/3

Availability

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