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Delhi Persian 92*
- Record Id:
- 032-004378012
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-004378012
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100169703388.0x00000d
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- TEI
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Delhi Persian 92*
- Title:
- Miscellaneous works on history, 9 items (a-i)
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Library
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-004378012", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Delhi Persian 92*: Miscellaneous works on history, 9 items (a-i)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-004378012
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-004378012
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 137 ff. (+3)
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Arabic
Persian - Scripts:
- Arabic
- Start Date:
- 1800
- End Date:
- 1850
- Date Range:
- 1800-1850
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Bisan Singh
Mangal Singh
Munshīʾ Amīn al-Dīn Aḥmad
Munshīʾ Muḥammad Aḥsan
Munshīʾ Siddhī Laʿl - Subjects:
- India--History--1526-1765
Mogul Empire--Politics and government - TEI:
-
India Office Library
Delhi Persian 92*
Miscellaneous works on history, 9 items (a-i)
Contents
Summary of Contents: Miscellaneous collection of historical works with an emphasis in refined prose. Volume not dated; datable to the early nineteenth century. Relatively modern scribal nastaʿlīq. Partial foliation in pencil. Lacking original binding. Paper dust wrapper (BEIC legal publication on legislation; dated 1851); watermarked (C Wilmot, 1849); labelled, torn, creased, and stained. Folios unbound; light fungal stains, cropped, aggressive wormhole damage along the lower half, carving depressions into the text block as deep as folio 93 from the front side. Condition extremely fragile.Language(s): Persian and Arabic
1. ff. 1v-24rLanguage(s): Persian and ArabicDelhi Persian 92* a.
Fragment of a treatise on Persian grammar by Munshīʾ Siddhī Laʿl.
This ostensibly complete copy has been most aggressively attacked by insects along the lower half, rendering the text unusable, except for the remaining upper portions.
Not dated at end.
Title: Nuskhah-'i taʿrīfātTitle: نسخهٴ تعريفات2. ff. 25r-57vDelhi Persian 92* b.
Untitled account in highly refined prose on the siege of a rebel fort in the Panjāb by an unnamed author, similar in content to items c, d, e, f, and g.
Not dated at end.
Language(s): Persian and Arabic3. ff. 57v-80rDelhi Persian 92* c.
Untitled account in highly refined prose on the siege of the rebel fort of Kāngrah in the Panjāb by an unnamed author, similar in content to items b, d, e, f, and g.
Not dated at end.
Language(s): Persian and Arabic4. ff. 80v-101vDelhi Persian 92* d.
Untitled account in highly refined prose on the siege of the rebel fort in the Panjāb by an unnamed author, similar in content to items b, c, e, f, and g.
Not dated at end.
Language(s): Persian and Arabic5. ff. 101v-113vDelhi Persian 92* e.
Untitled account in highly refined prose on the siege of the rebel fort of Kāngrah in the Panjāb by an unnamed author, similar in content to items b, c, d, f, and g.
Not dated at end.
Language(s): Persian and Arabic6. ff. 113v-125vDelhi Persian 92* f.
Untitled account in highly refined prose on the siege of the rebel fort of Kāngrah in the Panjāb by an unnamed author, similar in content to items b, c, d, e, and g.
Not dated at end.
Language(s): Persian and Arabic7. ff. 125v-134vDelhi Persian 92* g.
Untitled account in highly refined prose on the siege of the rebel fort of Kāngrah in the Panjāb by an unnamed author, similar in content to items b, c, d, e and f.
Partially dated colophon (f. 134v): completed by Bisan Singh, Tuesday, in the month of Bhādon.
Language(s): Persian and Arabic8. ff. 134v-136vDelhi Persian 92* h.
Untitled qaṣīdah or eulogy in honour of the Governor-General, composed by Munshīʾ Mangal Singh of the Sūrdhaj Brahmin caste (qawm) presented in Kalkattah (Calcutta/Kolkata) at a mushāʿirah (gathering for poetic recitations) held at the house of Munshīʾ Amīn al-Dīn Aḥmad, through the introduction of Munshīʾ Muḥammad Aḥsan.
The work begins with a brief statement précising a lengthier statement at the end describing the circumstances of composition and presentation to the subject.
Not dated at end.
Language(s): Persian and Arabic9. ff. 136v-137vDelhi Persian 92* i.
Untitled second qaṣīdah or eulogy in honour of the Governor-General, composed by (the deceased) Munshīʾ Mangal Singh of the Sūrdhaj Brahmin caste (qawm) presented in Kalkattah (Calcutta/Kolkata).
The work begins with a brief statement recording its authorship and place of presentation, but without the detail given at the end of item h.
Not dated at end.
Language(s): Persian and ArabicPhysical Description
Form: codexMaterial: paperExtent: 137 ff. (+3)Dimensions (leaf): 225 × 155 mm.Hand(s)
History
Origin: 1800-1850 1800 - 1850 CE ; IndiaProvenance and Acquisition
Purchased by the Government of India at sale organised by Delhi Prize Agents, 1859; administrative deposit India Office Library, 1876
1876
Government of India
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