Persian MS 970 (The John Rylands Research Institute and Library, The University of Manchester)

Summary of Contents: The Tārīkh-i Kashmīr, an abridged history of Kashmīr that Narāyan Kaul, known as ʻAjīz, completed in 1122 AH (1710–11 CE) on behalf of a Mughal nobleman, Nā'ib and Dīwān of the Subah of Kashmir, ‘Ārif Khān. He apparently reviewed Sanskrit sources gathered by his patron, and consulted a comparatively abstruse work under the same title completed by Ḥaydar Malik between 1618 and 1621 CE, which derives turn partly derives from the Sanskrit Rājataraṅgiṇī (The River of Kings) composed by Kalhana in the 12th century. Admired for its simple style, the topics include the author's motivation for writing the work, on the name Kashmīr and its origin, the Mahārājās of India, the Muslim kings, the governors, as well as the commodities of the region.