IO Islamic 4502 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)

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Revenues and description of Bengal

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Revenue records, in Persian with raqam annotation, for government jagirs or landholdings and adjacent areas in the province of Bengal, up to the banglah year 1146

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 108 folios (56 + 52) approximately

Language(s): Persian

Physical Description

Form: codex

Extent: 108 ff.
Dimensions (leaf): 212 × 135 mm.

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History

Origin: 18th century CE ; India

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