IO Islamic 4508 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)

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Revenue records for the Mogul or Timurid Empire

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Transcripts of the jagirs or landholdings and related transactions under the reigns of the Awadh (Oudh) Nawabs Ṣafdarjang and Shujāʿ al-Dawlah, based on various types of original documentation (tawjihāt, parvānajāt, āltamghā, inʿāmāt, etcetera) with raqam annotation

Dated oval seal of James Grant at beginning: 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

Not foliated; estimated 350 folios approximately

Language(s): Persian and English

Physical Description

Form: codex

Extent: estimated 350 ff. approximately
Dimensions (leaf): 236 × 105 mm.

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History

Origin: 18th century CE ; India

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