ms. 46712 (SOAS Library, School of Oriental and African Studies)
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2 works by 2 authors on the subject of Iran
1.
Title: تاریخ عالم آرای عباسی
A very early copy of part of a well-known history of Shah 'Abbas Safawi and his predecessors. The complete work consists of a muqaddimah and two sahifahs. The present copy contains only the muqaddimah and the first sahifah. Water-stained and slightly worm-eaten
Incipit: پرده گشای در امید و بیم چون نشر محامد کبریا آلهی
Colophon: تمت هذا الكتاب في يوم الجمعه 2 شهر جمادي الثاني في عام احدي و اربعين بعد الالف
Language(s): Persian
2.
Title: Kitābat-i ʻUbayd Khān Uzbak
Title: كتابت عبيد خان ازبك
A letter sent to Shah Tahmasp of Iran by 'Ubayd Allah Khan of Herat
Incipit: نامۀ نامی و صحیفۀ گرامی از جانب سلطنت
Language(s): Persian
Physical Description
Form: codex
1-380 f. 382-385 f.
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Layout
Hand(s)
Nasta'liq
History
Origin: 1041 AH; 1631 CE
Provenance and Acquisition
Bequest of Marsden, William, 1754-1836
Availability
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Funding of Cataloguing
JISC
Subjects
- Iran--History--Ṣafavid dynasty, 1501-1736
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