IO Islamic 4458 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)
India Office Library
Revenues and description of Bengal
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Revenue records, in Persian with raqam annotation, and description of the Province of Bengal
Comprised of 2 sections: 1) accounts for the khāliṣah sharīfah in jannat al-bilād Bengal 1172 banglah; 2) record of the earmarked accounts of Bengal for the banglah years 1172, 1173, 1174, 1175, 1176, upto 16 Jum. I regnal year 11 (of Emperor Shāh ʿĀlam), equating to 5 Pars [Yīl]
Dated oval seals of James Grant at beginning and end: 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
Additional annotations in Bengali
Foliated in Persian by section only; estimated 250 ff. approximately
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