MS. S. Digby Or. 15 (Bodleian Library, Oxford University)

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A copy of Muḥammad Kāẓim ibn Muḥammad Amīn Munshī's ʻĀlamgīr′nāmah.

Author: Muḥammad Kāẓim ibn Muḥammad Amīn, d. 1681 or 2 محمد كاظم بن محمد أمين منشي
Title: ʻĀlamgīr′nāmah
Title: عالمگیرنامه
Incipit: بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم ای داده بعقل پرتو آگاهی شاهان ز تو کامیاب شاهنشاهی
Explicit: از كمال انفعال و تشوير در پرده {{حجاب تقصیر ماند {{از کوتاه بینی ||

Incomplete. Extends to third year of reign.

Language(s): Persian

References

Storey, I, 586

Physical Description

Form: codex
Extent: ff. 224
Dimensions (leaf): 26.4 × 16.8 cm.

Layout

Hand(s)

Neat shikastah-amēz; blank spaces for rubrics; thin Indian paper in clean condition

Binding

English calf binding

History

Origin: 18th century 12th century 18th century

Provenance and Acquisition

Sale of Phillips, Son and Neale: April 1965; false seal of (Sir) Robert Palk Fakhruddawla; name on flyleaf of marked paper of W.H. Davy (translator (?) of the Institutes of Timour 1784?) and description “History of Alumgyry Aurungzebe” in pencil in his or a similar late 18th century hand and a note in Persian of an earlier Hindu owner recording its purchase for his young son (?) at Allahabad for 7 rupees 8 annas.

The collections of Mr. Simon Digby.

Donated to the Bodleian Libraries by the Trustees of the Simon Digby Memorial Charity, April 2015

Record Sources

Manuscript description based on handlist of Simon Digby with additional enhancements by the Fihrist team.

Availability

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Funding of Cataloguing

JISC

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