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IO Islamic 4741

Record Id:
032-004342199
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Reference (shelfmark):
IO Islamic 4741
Title:
A collection of four short works relating to the Tāj Maḥall at
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Project / Collection:
India Office Library
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Record Type (Level):
Fonds
Extent:
69 ff
Digitised Content:
Languages:
Urdu
Scripts:
Arabic
Start Date:
1850
End Date:
1899
Date Range:
1850-1899
Era:
CE
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Material Type:
Archives and Manuscripts
Legal Status:
Not Public Record(s)
Names:
Anonymous
G̲h̲ulām Imām Shahīd, 1804-ca. 1876
Mumtaz Mahal, Empress, consort of Shahjahan, Emperor of India, 1593-1631,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000041106005,
   see also http://viaf.org/viaf/42682528
Mumtaz Mahal, Empress, consort of Shahjahan, Emperor of India, 1593-1631,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000041106005,
   see also http://viaf.org/viaf/42682528
Shihāb al-Dīn Muḥammad
Subjects:
Architecture, Mogul
Mumtaz Mahal, Empress, consort of Shahjahan, Emperor of India, d. 1631
Taj Mahal (Agra, India)
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India Office Library

IO Islamic 4741

A collection of four short works relating to the Tāj Maḥall at Agra (India)

Contents

4 works by 4 authors on the subjects of Taj Mahal, Mumtaz Mahal, and Architecture

1. ff. 1r-10v
Author: Anonymous
Title: Untitled

An untitled and anonymous work in Urdu prose, probably by G̲h̲ulām Imām Shahīd (1804-c. 1876), غلام امام شهید , giving an account of final illness and last wishes Mumtāz Maḥall, and the construction of he mausoleum after her death in 1631

See Urdu mss II no.33 (British Library).

Language(s): Urdu

References

For a more detailed description see Sims-Williams 1986, page 16.
2. ff. 11r-31v
Author: Shihāb al-Dīn Muḥammad شهاب الدين محمد
Title: Dar taʻrīf-i rawz̤ah
Title: در تعریف روضه

A description in prose and verse of the Tāj Maḥall

Language(s): Persian

References

For a more detailed description see Sims-Williams 1986, page 16.
3. ff. 32r-43v
Author and Attributed name: G̲h̲ulām Imām Shahīd, 1804-c. 1876 غلام امام شهید
Title: Taʻrīf-i rawz̤ah-’i munavvarah
Title: تعریف روضۀ منوره

A prose description forming part of the third chapter of Tājganj ke rauz̤e kī taʻrīf ( تاحگنج که روضه کی تعریف ) by G̲h̲ulām Imām Shahīd (1804-c. 1876), غلام امام شهید

See Urdu mss II no.33 (British Library).

Language(s): Urdu

References

For a more detailed description see Sims-Williams 1986, page 16.
4. ff. 45r-67v
Author: Unknown
Title: Khulāṣah-ʼi paymāyish-i rawz̤ah…
Title: خلاصۀ پیمایش روضه ...

Measurements etc. of the Tāj Maḥall

Language(s): Persian

References

For a more detailed description see Sims-Williams 1986, page 16.

Physical Description

Form: codex
Material: paper
Extent: 69 ff
Dimensions (leaf): 25 × 17 cm.

Decoration

History

Origin: Late 19th century CE

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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