IO Islamic 4505 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)

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Revenues and description of Shahjahanabad (Delhi)

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Revenue records, in Persian with raqam annotation, listing the names of tenants in possession of private jagirs or landholdings in the province of Delhi

Dated oval seals of James Grant at beginning and end: Jams Grānt ṣadr-i sarishtah'dār (sic) va mulāḥiẓ-i kull 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; 214 folios

Language(s): Persian

Physical Description

Form: codex

Extent: 214 ff.
Dimensions (leaf): 214 × 95 mm.

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History

Origin: 18th century CE ; India

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