IO Islamic 4515 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)
India Office Library
Origins of Kayasth Brahmins
Contents
1 copy of Aḥvāl-i paydāʾish-i qawm-i Kāyast
Genealogy of the Kayastha clan or caste traced back to Chitragupta
Colophon (f. 9v): completed 20 Rabīʿ II 1268 or samvat 1908, by Mānik Laʿl ibn Tarang Laʿl of the Khatrī clan, resident of Ahmadabad, at the request of Alexander Kinlock Forbes
IOL stamp dated 5 May 1931
Bound with IO Islamic 4516
Language(s): Persian
Title: احوال پيدائش قوم كايست
Physical Description
Form: codex
9
Dimensions (leaf): 274 × 150 mm.
Dimensions (written):
Hand(s)
History
Origin: 20 Rabīʿ II 1268 AH; 12 February 1852 CE ; India
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