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Subject Ottoman history

1. Or 14522

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 14522
Title:
Tarih-i Liva - تاريخ لواء
Scope & Content:
This volume contains a daily account of Sultan Mahmud II’s (ruled 1223-1255 AH/1808-1839 CE) stay of almost two years at the Rami Barracks (Rami Kışlası) with his newly established cavalry units during the Russo-Turkish War of 1244-5 AH/1828-9 CE. The work was authored by Abdülhak Molla (1201-12...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Turkish, Ottoman
Date Range:
1248
Extent:
1 text, 99 ff

2. Or 15805

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 15805
Title:
[Tarih-i Râşid] – [تاريخ راشد]
Scope & Content:
This volume contains the Ottoman state history authored by Râşid Mehmed Efendi (died 1148 AH/1735 CE), a chronicler, poet, and writer. Râşid Efendi composed the work during his time as a Vak‘anüvis (court historian) in the period between 1126-1135 AH/1714-1723 CE. According to one view, he was ...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Turkish, Ottoman
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
1 text, 134 ff

3. Or 15917

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 15917
Title:
[Zübde-i Vekayiat] – [زبدهٔ وقائعات]
Scope & Content:
This volume contains part of the Zübde-i Vekayiat of the Ottoman statesman and historian Defterdar Sarı Mehmed Paşa (died 1129 AH/1717 CE). In its complete form, the Zübde covers the years between 1058 AH/1648 CE and 1114 AH/1703 CE, encompassing the reigns of sultans Mehmed IV, Suleiman II, Ahm...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Turkish, Ottoman
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
1 text, 80 ff

4. Sloane MS 2696

Reference (shelfmark):
Sloane MS 2696
Title:
Miscellany of texts on gemstones, Ottoman sultans, and herbs
Scope & Content:
An anonymous notebook containing texts on gemstones, Ottoman sultans, and herbs, interspersed with notes and a prayer. Divisions of the text: (1) Lughat al-jawhar wa-asmāʾ al-jawāhir wa-manāfiʿhā (كتاب لغة الجوهر واسماء الجواهر ومنافعها, ff.1v-20v); A text enumerating different types of gemsto...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
1595-1603
Extent:

Vertical format codex; ff. ii+25+xxi+2+ii