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Manuscript/Mixed Material [Anthology of 3 Persian texts, primarily on the Mughal Empire.]

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Title

  • [Anthology of 3 Persian texts, primarily on the Mughal Empire.]

Names

  • Muhammad Bahadur Shah II, King of Delhi, 1775-1862
  • Akbar, Emperor of Hindustan, 1542-1605
  • Abū al-Faz̤l ibn Mubārak, 1551-1602

Created / Published

  • 1841-1855.

Headings

  • -  Muhammad Bahadur Shah--II,--King of Delhi,--1775-1862.--Correspondence
  • -  Akbar,--Emperor of Hindustan,--1542-1605.--Correspondence
  • -  Abū al-Faz̤l ibn Mubārak,--1551-1602.--Correspondence
  • -  Manuscripts, Persian--Washington (D.C.)
  • -  India

Notes

  • -  Manuscript.
  • -  Persian.
  • -  Title supplied by cataloger.
  • -  Scribes not identified.
  • -  Written in India.
  • -  Paper; coarse, cream color laid paper with no visible chain lines or watermarks; black ink with rubrication on some texts; catchwords.
  • -  Work contiains: [1]. A collection of letters and notes by Muhammad Bahadur Shah II, King of Delhi, 1775-1862 (dated 1855) -- [2]. Unidentified historical treatise (undated) -- [3]. One leaf numbered leaf 20 from an unidentified work -- [4]. Daftar-i avval from the Mukātabāt-i ʻAllāmī by Akbar, Emperor of Hindustan, 1542-1605 (dated 1257 [1841 or 1842]).
  • -  Nastaʻliq; various lines in written areas of varying size.
  • -  Fol. 1a-39a, 1a-117b, 1 leaf, fol. 1b-125a.
  • -  Library of Congress. Persian manuscript, M96.
  • -  [Other physical details, binding]
  • -  Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress website.

Medium

  • 39, 117, 1, 125 leaves (various lines), paper : disbound ; 24.5 x 18 cm

Call Number/Physical Location

  • DS475.2.M82 A4 1841

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2017454467

Online Format

  • pdf
  • image

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Rights & Access

The contents of the Library of Congress Persian Language Manuscript Project are in the public domain or have no known copyright restrictions and are free to use and reuse.

Credit Line: Library of Congress, African and Middle East Division, Near East Section Persian Manuscript Collection

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Chicago citation style:

Muhammad Bahadur Shah Ii, King Of Delhi, Emperor Of Hindustan Akbar, and Abū Al-Faz̤L Ibn Mubārak. Anthology of 3 Persian texts, primarily on the Mughal Empire. to 1855, 1841. Manuscript/Mixed Material. https://www.loc.gov/item/2017454467/.

APA citation style:

Muhammad Bahadur Shah Ii, K. O. D., Akbar, E. O. H. & Abū Al-Faz̤L Ibn Mubārak. (1841) Anthology of 3 Persian texts, primarily on the Mughal Empire. to 1855. [Manuscript/Mixed Material] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2017454467/.

MLA citation style:

Muhammad Bahadur Shah Ii, King Of Delhi, Emperor Of Hindustan Akbar, and Abū Al-Faz̤L Ibn Mubārak. Anthology of 3 Persian texts, primarily on the Mughal Empire. to 1855, 1841. Manuscript/Mixed Material. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2017454467/>.