RAS Persian 83. (Library, Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland)
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1 copy of Mirʼāt-i Aḥmadī by ʻAlī Muḥammad Khān, 1700?-
Title: Mirʼāt-i AḥmadīTitle: مرآت احمديFolio one, recto: Title in Persian in red, probably by original rubricator and stamp recording presentation by John Romer, as on No 82.. Written by the same scribe as Nos 82 (q.v.) and 84; all three are bound uniformly. Part of the same work as Codrington/Reade No 82, q.v. The second portion, covering events from the accession of Muhammad Shah in A.H. 1131/A.D. 1719 to 1174/1761. Scribe: Shiv La'l son of Sundar La'l Nakir? Gujarati born in Ahmadabad, resident in Surat Written for John Romer. So in colophon. Rubrication as in No 82.
Incipit: Incipit, rubric: Saltanat-i hadrat-i firdaus-aramgah Muhammad Rawshan-akhtarLanguage(s): Persian.References
See RAS Persian 82.Physical Description
Form: codexExtent: Folios 309Dimensions (leaf): 11.75 × 8.5 in.Layout
15 lines on a page
Hand(s)
Nasta'liq. Shiv La'l
History
Origin: Surat. 9 April 1819, 13 Jumada II 1234.Availability
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