IO Islamic 4459 (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) list of profits for banglah year 1169 according to parganah arranged in alphabetical order; 2) record of administration in the Bengal khāliṣah for banglah year 1169
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
Foliated in Persian by section only; estimated 434 ff. approximately (410 + 24)
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