IO Islamic 4507 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)
India Office Library
Revenue records for the Mogul or Timurid Empire
Contents
Revenue records, in Persian with raqam annotation, for the provinces of Ajmer and Multan, concluding with an original ʿarz̤ah dāsht or supplicatory letter describing the scribe's circumstances and efforts to collect information on the jagirdari revenues from the province of Kashmir
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 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 170 folios (44 + 43 + 59 + 24) approximately
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