Delhi Persian 720 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)
India Office Library
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1 copy of Tāʾrīkh-i Guzīdah
Untitled selections by an unnamed compiler extracted from the Tāʾrīkh-i Guzīdah by Ḥamd Allāh ibn Abū Bakr ibn Aḥmad al-Mustawfī al-Qazvīnī (d. 750/1349) who completed his chronicle in 730/1329-30.
Selected passages tend to focus on details relating to the Prophet Muḥammad’s family, succession, the imamate, and their correspondence, indicating a pro-Shīʿī interest.
Not dated at end.
Rough nastaʿlīq and naskh on pale pink and buff tinted papers.
Not foliated.
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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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