IO Islamic 4701 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)

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Two compilations of Awrangzīb’s writings

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2 works by 2 authors on the subjects of Mogul Empire, Aurangzeb, and Letter writing

1. ff. 1Bv-159v
Author: Aurangzeb, Emperor of Hindustan, 1618-1707 Awrangzīb اورنگزيب،‏ ،شهنشاۀ هندوستان‏
Author: Kashmiri, Inayatullah Khan, 1653-1725 ʻInāyat Allāh عنايت الله کشمیری، عنايت الله خان
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
Author: Aurangzeb, Emperor of Hindustan, 1618-1707 Awrangzīb اورنگزيب،‏ ،شهنشاۀ هندوستان‏
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.

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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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