IO Islamic 4469 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)
India Office Library
Revenues and description of Bengal
Contents
Revenue records, in Persian with raqam annotation, and description of Bengal, including revenue details and lists of private properties and madad maʿāsh with the names and locations of their owners; additionally includes transcripts of historically important sanads or legal deeds, with details of original seals (mentioning the reign of Emperor Shāh ʿĀlam) and risālah endorsements
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
Green leather binding, with text bound upside down; fragile
Not dated and lacking colophon
Not foliated; estimated 200 ff. approximately
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