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IO Islamic 4066
- Record Id:
- 032-004341879
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-004341879
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100163235680.0x00002a
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- TEI
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IO Islamic 4066
- Title:
- Insha' of Harikaran
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Irvine Collection
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-004341879", "parent" : "#", "text" : "IO Islamic 4066: Insha' of Harikaran" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
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- 032-004341879
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-004341879
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 56 ff. (unfoliated)
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Persian
- Scripts:
- Arabic
- Start Date:
- 1775
- End Date:
- 1800
- Date Range:
- 1775-1800
- Calendar:
- Hijri-qamari
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Durrānī, Aḥmad Shāh, Amir of Afghanistan, 1723?-1772,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000025588905,
see also http://viaf.org/viaf/139145910119027021680
Multānī, Harikaran ibn Mathurādās Kanbūh,
see also http://viaf.org/viaf/314834444
Multānī, Harikaran ibn Mathurādās Kanbūh,
see also http://viaf.org/viaf/314834444 - TEI:
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Irvine Collection
IO Islamic 4066
Insha' of Harikaran
Contents
1 copy of Inshāʾ by Harikaran ibn Mathurādās Kanbūh Multānī
Title: InshāʾTitle: انشاFragment from a larger collection of official ordinances and letters, as well as private correspondence from the latter part of the reign of the Timurid or Mughal Emperor Jahangir, compiled by the munshīʾ Harikaran (or Harkarn), the son of Mathuradas Kanboh Multani
Although the author had worked for Khvājah Iʿtiqād Khān, a relative of Nurjahan and Asaf Khan, the author wrote te work while in retirement at Mathura at the request of his friends. He intended it as a ‘yādgār’ (memorial) to impart wisdom to its readers.
The work begins with a preface, which describes the collection as divided into 7 bāb or sections according to the status and type of document
Defective at end
Not dated
Language(s): PersianCopied from an original =-=-=-=-
Physical Description
Form: codexMaterial: paperSupport: Unburnished paperExtent: 56 ff. (unfoliated)Dimensions (leaf): 237 × 160 mm.Hand(s)
Crudely rough shikastah āmīz in watery ink
History
Origin: 1775-1800 18th century CE ; IndiaAvailability
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