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History of Muzaffar Shah II of Gujarat

1 copy of a work by Qāniʿī

Brief untitled account in florid prose and verse of Mandu's (then called Shādī'ābād) capture by the forces of Sulṭān Abū al-Naṣr Muẓaffar Shāh II of Gujarat, in 924/1518, by the author identified as Qāniʿī (Mīr Sayyid ʿAlī)

Scribe: Mānik Laʿl valad-i Tarang Laʿl Bharam (?) Khatrī, resident of Ahmadabad

Dated: 6 Ramaz̤ān 1267/1851, at Ahmadabad

Language(s): Persian

Physical Description

Form: codex

Extent: 39 ff.

Dimensions (leaf): 292 × 187 mm.

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History

Origin: 6 Ramaz̤ān 1267 AH; 1851 CE Ahmadabad ; India

Record Sources

Based on unpublished description in Catalogue of Persian Manuscripts in the India Office Library, vol. 3. Available on British Library Digitised Manuscripts, manuscript number: MSS Eur E207/7_f021r

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MSS Eur E207/7_f021r

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