IO Islamic 3958 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)
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Collection of Timurid letters, Mughal and Afghan histories
1. ff. 1-33Untitled and unattributed, but substantial portion of the Timurid collection of private and official courtly letters, the Inshāʾ-i Mīram of Mīram Siyāh
Signed and dated at end (Tuesday, 12 Ṣafar 1198/1784)
Language(s): PersianAuthor: Mīram Siyāh2. ff. 34-138Title: Inshāʾ-i MurvārīdTitle: انشأ مرواريدTimurid collection of private and official courtly letters
Dated at end (Lucknow, 15 Rabīʿ I 1198/1784)
Language(s): Persian3. ff. 139-166Untitled account of Aḥmad Shāh Abdālī following the third battle of Panipat (1761), written at the request of Captain Jonathan Scott in 1169
Not dated
Language(s): Persian4. ff. 167-210Title: Farrukh Siyar'nāmahTitle: فرّخ سير نامهExtracts from the official regnal chronicle for the reign of the Timurid or Mughal Emperor Farrukh Siyar
Not dated
Language(s): PersianPhysical Description
Form: codexExtent: 210 ff.Dimensions (leaf): 227 × 205 mm.Dimensions (written):Hand(s)
History
Origin: 18th century CE Lucknow ; IndiaRecord Sources
Based on unpublished description in Catalogue of Persian Manuscripts in the India Office Library, vol. 3. Available on British Library Digitised Manuscripts, manuscript number: MSS Eur E207/9_f069rAvailability
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