IO Islamic 4701 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)
India Office Library
Two compilations of Awrangzīb’s writings
Contents
2 works by 2 authors on the subjects of Mogul Empire, Aurangzeb, and Letter writing
1. ff. 1Bv-159v
Title: Kalimāt-i ṭayyibāt
Title: کلمات طیبات
A collection of notes and orders made in 1131by Awrangzīb’s secretary ʻInāyat Allāh
Language(s): Persian
References
For a more detailed description see Sims-Williams 1986, page 8.
2. ff. 160v-237v
Title: Raqāʼim-i karāʼim
Title: رقائم كرائم
Letters written mostly to Amīr Khān, امیر خان and collected after his death in around 1719by his son Ashraf Khān Mīr Muḥammad Ḥusaynī, اشرف خان میر محمد حسينى
Language(s): Persian
References
For a more detailed description see Sims-Williams 1986, page 8.
Physical Description
Form: codex
Extent: 237 ff
Dimensions (leaf): 27.5 × 18 cm.
Decoration
History
Origin: 18th century 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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