Delhi Persian 770A (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)
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Tārīkh-i Nādirī by Muḥammad Maḥdī Khān Astarābādī
Contents
Summary of Contents: Tārīkh-i Nādirī or Tārīkh-i Jahāngushā-yi Nādirī, a history of Nādir Shāh by Mīrzā Muḥammad Mahdī Khān “Kawkab” ibn Muḥammad Naṣīr Astarābādī.Title: Tārīkh-i NādirīTitle: تاریخ نادریTitle: تاریخ جهانگشای نادریColophon: Colophon dated 16 Rabīʻ al-avval 1245 (11 September 1829).Language(s): PersianPhysical Description
Form: codexExtent: ff. ii+197+ii+wrapperDimensions (leaf): 290 × 170 mm.Dimensions (written): 193 × 102 mm.Foliation:India Office pencilled foliation.
Collation
Catchwords.
Condition
Slightly torn; without binding.
Layout
18 lines per page.
Hand(s)
Nastaʻlīq; copied in black ink.
Decoration
Text frame in red and black, with single blue outer page frame.
Additions:Seal(s):Some marginal notes.
f ii: loose folio from an unidentified work.
Black Government of India Delhi MSS oval stamp (ff. 1r, 197v).
History
Origin: 16 Rabīʻ al-avval 1245 AH (11 September 1829) ; IndiaProvenance and Acquisition
Purchased by the Government of India at sale organised by Delhi Prize Agents, 1859; administrative deposit India Office Library, 1876.
Acquired by the Government of India in 1876
Record Sources
Based on C.A. Storey's description in Drafts for Catalogue of Persian Manuscripts in the India Office Library, vol. III, Mss Eur E207/8, f. 67. . Revised by Ursula Sims-Williams
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