Union Catalogue of Manuscripts from the Islamicate World

H. 2 (University Library, Cambridge University)

E. G. Browne Collection

Contents

Summary of Contents: الدين أصيل مفتاح القلوب (جلد ٢) تأليف شمس The second volume of a general history entitled Miftahu'l-Quláb ("the Key of
Hearts") by Shamsu'd-Din al-Asil. The author mentions his name and the title of
his work at the top of f. 3 immediately after the doxology:
چنین گوید راوی این روایات ماضیه و آتیه جامع این حکایات مختلفه اضعف عباد الله الملك
الجليل شمس الدين الاصيل بلغ الله تعالى که چون خاطر خطیر این فقیر حقیر از ترتیب جلد
اول تاريخ مفتاح القلوب كه مبنی بود بر هفده مقاله باز پرداخت اکنون بترتيب و تکمیل جلد دويم
که مشتمل است بر چهل و چهار مقاله مشغول شد
The author's royal patron, in spite of the many high-sounding titles with which
he is celebrated in the passage immediately following that cited above, I have not
been able to identify. As regards the contents of the preceding (first) volume, it
appears from the following passage on f. 3 that it concluded with an account of the
Prophet Muhammad, and presumably contained the history of the preceding
Prophets and Kings:
چون انتهای جلد اوّل تاريخ مفتاح القلوب بذكر بعضی از صفات و خصال پسندیده آن خیر
البرية باتمام رسیده ختم شد اکنون واجب چنانست که صدر دفتر ثالث ثانی؟) نیز بذكر بعضی
از کلمات درربار آن قدوه اخیار زیب و زینت پذیرد
That "third volume" is a mistake for "second volume" in the above extract
seems to be proved by the concluding words of the manuscript (f. 445"):
تاريخ مفتاح
لله الحمد والمنة كه بتأييد الهى و فیض فضل نا متناهی جلد دویم از مجلدات
اميه :
خلفاء
القلوب که مشتمل است بر ذكر حالات ائمه اثنى عشر صلوات الله عليهم و
بنی و عباسیه و سلاطینی که معاصر ایشان بودهاند با تمام رسید الحال خاطر این ذره بیمقدار مشعوف
بانست که بترتیب و تکمیل دفتر سیوم پردازد و این اراده صورت نبندد مگر بیمن توجه پادشاه صاحب
حشمت صاحب اقبال مهر سپهر (445) ( علم و کمال خورشید فلك فضل بیت ... اعنی پادشاه
عالیشان رفيع القدر والامكان كه شرح كمالات سلاطین دوران نسبت به کمالات آنحضرت رشحه
دریای عمان و وصف مقالات خواتين جهان نسبت بآن صاحب شوكت قطره از بحر بیکران
اميد كه سایه معدلت این كريم جهان و جهان گرم بر مفارق عباد خصوص این کمینه پاینده
و مستدام باد بالنبي وآله الامجاد
This volume contains forty-three chapters (magála) treating of the following
dynasties: (1) the Imáms; (2) Umayyads; (3) Umayyads of Spain; (4) 'Abbasids
(5) Alawis of Andalusia; (6) 'Alawis of Mecca; (7) Aghlabids; (8) Táhirids;
(9) Túlúnids; (10) Ikhshídís; (11) Şaffárids; (12) Hamdánids; (13) Sámánids;
(14) Kings of Gilán; (15) Ziyárids; (16) Ghaxnawis: (17) Buwayhids; (18)
Ismá'ílís of the West, including the Fátimids; (19) Assassins (Maláḥida) of Rúd-
bár (20) Saljóqs: (21) flak Khán, Bughrá Khán and other Kings of Turkistán; 1
(22) House of Dánishmand; (23) Ortuqids; (24) House of Salíq at Erzeroum;
(25) House of Mankúḥak of Erzinján; (26) Khwárizmsháhs [Wrongly numbered 26 in the text (f. 355b), and the following sections are all one out]; (27) Kings of
Yaman; (28) Circassians; (29) House of 'Abdu'l-Mu'min; (30) Ayyúbids: (31)
Fátimid Caliphs who ruled with the support of the Circassians; (32) House of
Mirdás (33) Banú 'Aqíl; (34) Banú Kiláb; (35) Qará-Khitá'ís; (36) House of
Injú in Fárs; (37) Muzaffarids; (38) Atábeks of Yazd; (39) Atábeks of Mawsil
(40) Atábeks of Tabriz; (41) Atábeks of Fárs; (42) Atábeks of Luristán; (43)
Kings of Nímrúz or Sistán. It will be noticed that many very small and un-
important dynasties are mentioned, and hence the number appears inordinately
large. The enumeration in the table of contents on f. 3 does not exactly correspond
to the actual division of the text. Thus on f. 439 we find a section numbered 42
dealing with the Kurt Kings of Herát.
Ff. 447 of 25'7 x 15 c. and 21 ll.; good, clear ta'liq with rubrications; not dated.
From the library of the late Sir Albert Houtum-Schindler, Jan. 5, 1917.

Second volume of the work only.

Language(s): Persian

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: Paper
Extent: Ff. 447
Dimensions: 25.7 × 15 cm.

Layout

21 lines

Hand(s)

Good, clear ta'liq with rubrications

History

Origin: undated

Provenance and Acquisition

From the library of the late Sir Albert Houtum-Schindler, Jan. 5, 1917.

Bequest of E. G. Browne.

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