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IO Islamic 4685

Record Id:
032-004342089
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Reference (shelfmark):
IO Islamic 4685
Title:
A volume containing six ḥukmnāmah of
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Project / Collection:
India Office Library
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Record Type (Level):
Fonds
Extent:
187 ff (excluding many blank leaves)
Digitised Content:
Languages:
Persian
Scripts:
Arabic
Start Date:
1792
End Date:
1796
Date Range:
1792-1796
Era:
CE
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Material Type:
Archives and Manuscripts
Legal Status:
Not Public Record(s)
Names:
Bilgrāmī, Amīr Ḥaidar, 1751?-1803?,
   see also http://viaf.org/viaf/66036189
Tipu Sultan, Fath ʻAli, Nawab of Mysore, 1753-1799,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000087936565,
   see also http://viaf.org/viaf/7368495
Subjects:
Fortification India
Mysore (India)
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India Office Library

IO Islamic 4685

Contents

Summary of Contents: A volume containing six ḥukmnāmah of Ṭīpū Sulṭān
1. ff. 6v-25r
Author: Tipu Sultan, Fath ʻAli, Nawab of Mysore, 1753-1799 طيپو سلطان، فتح على، نواب ميسور
Title: Ḥukmnāmah
Title: حکمنامه

Addressed to the nine officers of the Commercial Department ( Malik al-Tujjārān, ملک التجاران ) responsible for the Government factories etc.

Language(s): Persian

References

For a more detailed description see Sims-Williams 1986, page 7.
2. ff. 26v-52r
Author: Tipu Sultan, Fath ʻAli, Nawab of Mysore, 1753-1799 طيپو سلطان، فتح على، نواب ميسور
Title: Ḥukmnāmah
Title: حکمنامه

Addressed to the seven Ṣudūr concerned with the establishment of garrisons and forts etc.

Language(s): Persian

References

For a more detailed description see Sims-Williams 1986, page 7.
3. ff. 54r-82v
Author: Tipu Sultan, Fath ʻAli, Nawab of Mysore, 1753-1799 طيپو سلطان، فتح على، نواب ميسور
Title: Ḥukmnāmah
Title: حکمنامه

Addressed to the seven ministers of the Military Department ( Mīr Mīrān, میر میران ) concerning the establishment of the army, etc.

Language(s): Persian

References

For a more detailed description see Sims-Williams 1986, page 7.
4. ff. 84r-148r
Author: Tipu Sultan, Fath ʻAli, Nawab of Mysore, 1753-1799 طيپو سلطان، فتح على، نواب ميسور
Title: Ḥukmnāmah
Title: حکمنامه

Addressed to the five officers of the Revenues Department ( Mīr Āṣafān, میر آصفان )

Language(s): Persian

References

For a more detailed description see Sims-Williams 1986, page 7.
5. ff. 150v-169r
Author: Tipu Sultan, Fath ʻAli, Nawab of Mysore, 1753-1799 طيپو سلطان، فتح على، نواب ميسور
Title: Ḥukmnāmah
Title: حکمنامه

Addressed to the five officers of the Treasury ( Mīr Khāzin, میر خازن )

Language(s): Persian

References

For a more detailed description see Sims-Williams 1986, page 7.
6. ff. 171v-167r
Author: Tipu Sultan, Fath ʻAli, Nawab of Mysore, 1753-1799 طيپو سلطان، فتح على، نواب ميسور
Title: Ḥukmnāmah
Title: حکمنامه

Addressed to the eleven officers of the Marine Department ( Mīr-i Yamm, میر یم ) concerning the construction of ships and their establishment etc.

Language(s): Persian

References

For a more detailed description see Sims-Williams 1986, page 7.

Physical Description

Form: codex
Material: paper
Extent: 187 ff (excluding many blank leaves)
Dimensions (leaf): 20.5 × 15 cm.

Hand(s)

Annotated by William Kirkpatrick; partly in Tipu’s hand with his signature occurring throughout in the form of the cipher nabī malik ( نبی ملک )

Binding

Original binding

Seal(s):

Seal of Ṭīpū Sulṭān, dated 1215

History

Origin: 1792-1796 3 Ahmadi, Rasikh, 1222and 14 Ahmadi, Sahir, 1221 14 Ahmadi, Sahir, 1221 17 Rabbani, Rasikh, 1222 7 Jaʻfari, Hirasat, 1224

Record Sources

Manuscript description based on U. Sims-Williams: Handlist of Islamic manuscripts acquired by the India Office Library 1938-85. London, 1986

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