IO Islamic 4488 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)

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Revenues and description of the Mogul or Timurid Empire

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Historical revenue records, in Persian with raqam annotation, for the provinces of Punjab, Kashmir, Multan, Kabul, Tatta, Gujarat, and Surat

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; estimated 87 folios (23 + 9 + 12 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 5 + 18 + 5 + 5) approximately

Language(s): Persian

Physical Description

Form: codex

Extent: estimated 87 ff. approximately
Dimensions (leaf): 129 × 100 mm.

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History

Origin: 18th century CE ; India

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