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Or 166
- Record Id:
- 032-002800040
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002800040
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100023513789.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 166
- Title:
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Gulbadan Begam, Aḥvāl-i Humāyūn Pādshāh
- Scope & Content:
- Autobiographical account of the reigns of the Mughal Emperor Bābur and his son Humāyūn by Bābur’s daughter Gulbadan Begam (1523-1603). Although this copy probably dates from the early 17th century, it is the only known copy to have survived. The manuscript is incomplete, ending abruptly with the blinding of Prince Kamrān in 1553.
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-002800040", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Or 166: Gulbadan Begam, Aḥvāl-i Humāyūn Pādshāh" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002800040
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-002800040
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 83 folios
- Digitised Content:
- http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_166 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Persian
- Scripts:
- Arabic
- Start Date:
- 1600
- End Date:
- 1650
- Date Range:
- Early 17th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Material: Paper
Dimensions: 229 x 140 mm leaf
Script: Nastaʻliq, 15 lines to a page
Incomplete, ending abruptly mid-sentence at the bottom of the page
Binding: Red leather oriental binding
- Custodial History:
- Purchased probably probably from Lucknow or Delhi by Colonel George William Hamilton (1807-1868), who served in India from 1823 to 1867.
- Source of Acquisition:
- Purchased by the British Museum in April 1868 from widow of Col. George William Hamilton
- Publications:
- Ch. Rieu, Catalogue of the Persian Manuscripts in the British Museum. London, 1879-1883, pp. 246-7
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)