IO Islamic 4452 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)
India Office Library
Revenues and description of Bihar
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Revenue records, in Persian with raqam annotation, and description of the Province of Bihar, focussing specifically on lists of jāgir'dārs, [estates under the] āltamghā, and madad'maʿāsh for the faṣlī year 1174
Sections comprised of 8 sarkārs: Shahabad; Rohtas; Bihar; Monghyr; Hajipur; Saran; Champaran; Tirhut
Dated oval seals of James Grant at beginning (f. 1r) and end (f. 218v): Jams Grānt ṣadr-i sarishtah'dār (sic) va mulāḥiẓ-i kull-i dafātir az ṭaraf-i dīvān-i ṣūbah'jāt-i Bangālah va Bihār va gairah, madār al-mahām sipah sālār-i Angrīz-i Kampanī, sanah 1193 Bangalah
Not dated and lacking colophon
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