Union Catalogue of Manuscripts from the Islamicate World

Or 9316 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)

Oriental Manuscripts

Contents

1 copy of Jughrāfīya-yi Ḥāfiẓ-i Abrū by Ḥāfiẓ Abrū, d. 1430

A geographical work written under the orders of Shāh Rukh شاه رخ in which the history of Khurāsān خراسان is brought down to 821 the latest event mentioned being the death of Amīrzādah Sa‘d Vaqqās امیرزاده سعد وقاس

It lacks the description of Transoxania found in MS. Bodl. Fraser 155

Language(s): Persian

References

For a more detailed description see Meredith-Owens 1968, page 49.

Physical Description

Form: codex
Extent: 503 ff
Dimensions (leaf): 36 × 24 cm.

History

Origin: 16th century CE

Record Sources

Manuscript description based on G. M. Meredith-Owens: Handlist of Persian manuscripts 1895-1966. London, 1968, with additional enhancements.

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