IO Islamic 4682 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)

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Summary of Contents: 1 copy of Letters of Ṭīpū Sulṭān of Mysore by Tipu Sultan, Fath ʻAli, Nawab of Mysore, 1753-1799

Copies of letters of Ṭīpū Sulṭān during the years 1789-93, a companion volume to MS I.O. Ethé 525 which covers the years 1785-87

Annotations by William Kirkpatrick whose copy this was; copied in 1800

Language(s): Persian

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

Form: codex

Extent: 290 ff (excluding many blank leaves)

Dimensions (leaf): 19.5 × 12.5 cm.

Origin: 1800 CE

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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