Delhi Persian 1209 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)
India Office Library
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1 copy of Nas̱r-i Mīr Jaʻfar Zaṭallī by Zaṭallī, Mīr Jaʻfar
A collection of satirical pieces written in a mixture of Persian and Urdu prose by Mīr Jaʻfar Zaṭallī who wrote in the reign of Aurangzeb (r. 1658-1707) and was put to death in 1125/1713.
ff. 76; 11 lines to a page; nastaʻliq; rubrications; dated 1 Rabiʻ I regnal year 8, 1229 (21 Feb 1814).
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Islamic leather with embossed central medallion.
History
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Purchased by the Government of India at sale organised by Delhi Prize Agents, 1859; administrative deposit India Office Library, 1876.
1876
Government of India
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