Or 9236 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)
Oriental Manuscripts
An album containing autograph letters, documents, and poems collected by Ānand Rām, son of Rajah Mardīram, called Mukhliṣ-i Hindī, مخلص هندی
Contents
6 works by 5 authors on the subjects of Letter writing, India, Persian poetry, and Diplomatics
1. 4v-5r ff
Title: Letters of Rajah Mardīram
Language(s): Persian
References
For a more detailed description see Meredith-Owens 1968, page 77.
2. 10v ff
Language(s): Persian
References
For a more detailed description see Meredith-Owens 1968, page 77.
3. 12v ff
Title: A ghazal
Dated 1155
Language(s): Persian
References
For a more detailed description see Meredith-Owens 1968, page 77.
4. 13v-16r ff
18v-20v ff
Language(s): Persian
References
For a more detailed description see Meredith-Owens 1968, page 77.
5. 17v-18r ff
Title: Poems
Language(s): Persian
References
For a more detailed description see Meredith-Owens 1968, page 77.
6. 21r ff
24r ff
Dated 1155
It also purports to contain the last letter written by Dārā Shikūh, دارا شکوه
Language(s): Persian
References
For a more detailed description see Meredith-Owens 1968, page 77.
Physical Description
Form: codex
Extent: 57 ff
Dimensions (leaf): 30.7 × 22.9 cm.
History
Origin: Mid-18th century CE
Record Sources
Manuscript description based on G. M. Meredith-Owens: Handlist of Persian manuscripts 1895-1966. London, 1968, with additional enhancements.
Availability
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Funding of Cataloguing
BL
Subjects
- Letter writing, Persian
- India--History--1526-1765
- Persian poetry
- Diplomatics, Persian
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