Delhi Persian 752 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)
India Office Library
Selections from a Persian translation of the Futūḥ al-Shāʾm
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1 copy of Futūḥ al-Shāʾm
Fragment of an untitled collection of select episodes by an unnamed compiler from a Persian translation of the history of early Islamic conquests, the Futūḥ al-Shāʾm, by Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn ʿUmar al-Vāqidī(d. 207/823).
Defective at end.
Not dated at end.
Condition very fragile.
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History
Provenance and Acquisition
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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