1. IO Islamic 2768
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IO Islamic 2768
- Title:
- Divan-i Chanda
- Scope & Content:
- The divan of the first female Urdu poet, Mahliqa or Chanda Bai, a courtesan in Hyderabad in the Deccan during the reign of Nizam Ali Khan (1761-1803 CE). The Divan is prefixed by a Persian preface dated 1213 AH (1798 CE), and contains the following inscription in English on the fly-leaf: "The Diwan ...
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English, Persian, and Urdu
- Date Range:
- 1798
- Extent:
- Codex (ff 34)