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IO Islamic 2768
- Record Id:
- 032-003317617
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003317617
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100034192697.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- 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 of Chundah the Celebrated Malika of Hyderabad. This Book was presented as a Nazir from this extraordinary woman to Capt Sir John Malcolm in the midst of a dance in which she was the Chief Performer on the 18th of October 1799 at the house of Mrs. Allison Barandrer(?)"
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-003317617", "parent" : "#", "text" : "IO Islamic 2768: Divan-i Chanda" },{ "id" : "040-003791273", "parent" : "032-003317617", "text" : "IO Islamic 2768/1: Qaṣāʾid ʿArAbīyah min al-kullīyah" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003317617
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Contains:
- IO Islamic 2768/1 : Qaṣāʾid ʿArAbīyah min al-kullīyah
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- Container:
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- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- Codex (ff 34)
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
Persian
Urdu - Scripts:
- Arabic (nastaliq Variant)
Latin - Start Date:
- 1798
- End Date:
- 1798
- Date Range:
- 1798
- Era:
- AH
- Place of Origin:
- India
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Paper, ink
Script: Nastaliq
Scribe: Purported an autography copy
- Former Internal References:
- P 2768
- Source of Acquisition:
- India Office Library, from J. Leyden collection
- Finding Aids:
- James Blumhardt, Catalogue of the Hindustani Manuscripts in the Library of the India Office (Oxford, 1926), catalogue entry no. 218, p. 118.
- Publications:
- James Blumhardt, Catalogue of the Hindustani Manuscripts in the Library of the India Office (Oxford, 1926), catalogue entry no. 218, p. 118.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Malcolm, John, Knight, diplomat and administrator, 1769-1833
- Subjects:
- Ghazals (Poetry)
Poetry - Places:
- Hyderabad ( A.p. ), Andhra Pradesh, India, Asia, South Asia