IO Islamic 4681 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)

India Office Library

1 copy of Address from the inhabitants of Benares by Various authors

Title: Address from the inhabitants of Benares

Address from the inhabitants of Benares (India) written at the beginning of 1804 to the Governor General Marquis Wellesley in praise of the re-establishment of peace resulting from the successful campaigns against Sindia and the Raja of Berar

Language(s): Persian

References

For a more detailed description see Sims-Williams 1986, page 5.

Physical Description

Form: codex

Extent: 1f

Dimensions (leaf): 2460 × 24.5 cm.

Decoration

Decorated heding and margins

Seal(s):

Contains approximately 3000 seals and signatures; decorated heading and margins

History

Origin: 1804 CE

Record Sources

Manuscript description based on U. Sims-Williams: Handlist of Islamic manuscripts acquired by the India Office Library 1938-85. London, 1986

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Union Catalogue of Manuscripts from the Islamicate World