IO Islamic 4493 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)
India Office Library
Revenues and description of the Mogul or Timurid Empire
Contents
Revenue records, in Persian with raqam annotation, for the provinces of Kashmir, Kabul, Multan, Tatta, Ajmer, Malwa, and the Deccan generally up to the faṣlī year 1126, or the first regnal year from the reign of Timurid or Mughal 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 at beginning
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 96 folios (9 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 14 + 7 + 49) approximately
Physical Description
Hand(s)
History
Availability
Entry to read in the Library is permitted only on presentation of a valid reader's card for admissions procedures contact British Library, Registering for a Reader Pass. Contact apac-enquiries@bl.uk for further information on the availability of this manuscript. For information on catalogues and ordering manuscripts see Finding and ordering Persian manuscripts in the British Library.
Funding of Cataloguing
BL
Please fill out your details.