IO Islamic 4484 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)
India Office Library
Revenues and description of the Mogul or Timurid Empire
Contents
Historical revenue records, in Persian with raqam annotation, covering most of the Timurid or Mughal Empire, from the reigns of Emperors Shāh Jahān I to Muḥammad Shāh
Accounts cover the major centres of Hindustan and the Deccan, including Shahjahanabad (Delhi), Akbarabad (Agra), Lahore, Malwa, Bihar, Awadh, Multan, Gujarat, Ajmer, Allahabad, and the Deccan generally
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
Partially foliated in Persian; estimated 177 folios (19 + 16 + 25 + 10 + 7 + 13 + 11 + 11 + 13 + 14 + 38) approximately
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