ms. 41935 (SOAS Library, School of Oriental and African Studies)
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Contents
Summary of Contents: 3 works by 4 authors on the subjects of Persian poetry, Persian letters, Iran History 16th-18th centuries, and Zand dynasty
1.
Title: Mas̲navī-i ḥusn
Title: مثنوي حسن
Title: تحفه ميمونه شريفه
A poem interspersed with qasidahs, chronograms etc. in praise of the Prophet and his family and of Shaykh Muḥammad ibn Faz̤l Allāh al-Bakrī
Incipit: بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم كرد خدا رحمت خودرا عميم
Language(s): Persian
2.
Title: Nawbāvah
Title: نوباوه
A collection of letters
Incipit: اين منتخب از بخت نكو فرجامش افتاده چو آغاز نکو انجامش
Language(s): Persian
3.
Title: Tārīkh-i zandīyah
Title: تاريخ زنديه
Incipit: بر ارباب خرد و دانش و اصحاب ذكا و بينش نهى و مستور نخواهد بود
Explicit: على يد...محمد صادق في سنه 1237 من الهجرة...في بندر ممبئ باتمام رسيد||
Language(s): Persian
Physical Description
Form: codex
1-155 f. 156-284 f. 285-357 f.
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Layout
Hand(s)
Nasta'liq
History
Origin: 1237 AH; 1724 CE
Provenance and Acquisition
Gregorian.
Availability
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Funding of Cataloguing
JISC
Subjects
- Persian poetry--1500-1796
- Persian letters
- Iran History 16th-18th centuries
- Zand dynasty
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