Or 9236 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)

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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
Author: Rajah Mardīram
Title: Letters of Rajah Mardīram
Language(s): Persian

References

For a more detailed description see Meredith-Owens 1968, page 77.
2. 10v ff
Author: Muḥammad ʻAlī Ḥazīn, 1692?-1766? محمد على حزين
Title: A letter from ‘Alī Ḥazīn to Mukhliṣ
Language(s): Persian

References

For a more detailed description see Meredith-Owens 1968, page 77.
3. 12v ff
Author: Muḥammad ‘Umar محمد عمر
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
Author: Ānand Rām
Title: Petitions of Ānand Rām to the Navvāb Ṣāḥib, Vazīr-i Mamālik
Language(s): Persian

References

For a more detailed description see Meredith-Owens 1968, page 77.
5. 17v-18r ff
Author: Lālah Shīvū Rām Ḥayāt حیات
Title: Poems
Language(s): Persian

References

For a more detailed description see Meredith-Owens 1968, page 77.
6. 21r ff
24r ff
Author: Ānand Rām
Title: Letters of Mukhliṣ to ‘Abd al-Majīd Khān

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

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Subjects

  • Letter writing, Persian
  • India--History--1526-1765
  • Persian poetry
  • Diplomatics, Persian

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