IO Islamic 4492 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)

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Revenues and description of Agra Province

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Historical revenue records, in Persian with raqam annotation, for the province of Agra up to the faṣlī year 1126, or the first regnal year from the reign of Emperor Muḥammad Shāh

Interestingly, environmental and political or military conditions for the failure to submit revenues (such as droughts, incursions and battles) are also recorded

Annotations in English throughout

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; 158 folios

Language(s): Persian & English

Physical Description

Form: codex

Extent: 158 ff.
Dimensions (leaf): 225 × 108 mm.

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History

Origin: 18th century CE ; India

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