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Delhi Persian 573
- Record Id:
- 032-004526293
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-004526293
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100179832874.0x000002
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- TEI
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Delhi Persian 573
- Title:
- Aḥsan al-kibār fī maʻrifat al-aʼimmat al-aṭhār by Muḥammad ibn Abī Zayd ibn ʿArabshāh ʿAlavī Varāmīnī
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Library
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- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-004526293
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-004526293
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 365 ff.
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Arabic
Persian - Scripts:
- Arabic
- Start Date:
- 1700
- End Date:
- 1725
- Date Range:
- 1700-1725
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Nādir Shāh, Shah of Iran, 1688-1747,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000066753540,
see also http://viaf.org/viaf/16017634
Varāmīnī, Muḥammad ibn Abī Zayd ibn ʿArabshāh ʿAlavī - Subjects:
- Imams (Shiites)--Biography
- TEI:
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India Office Library
Delhi Persian 573
Aḥsan al-kibār fī maʻrifat al-aʼimmat al-aṭhār by Muḥammad ibn Abī Zayd ibn ʿArabshāh ʿAlavī Varāmīnī
Contents
Summary of Contents: The first twelve chapters of a Shiʻite work on the Imams by Muḥammad ibn Abī Zayd ibn ʻArabshāh ibn Abī Zayd ibn Aḥmad ibn al-Ḥusayn al-ʻAlavī al-Ḥusaynī al-Varāmīnī (f. 350r), begun in 739/1338-9 (f. 95v)Author: Varāmīnī, Muḥammad ibn Abī Zayd ibn ʿArabshāh ʿAlavī ورامینی، محمد ابن ابی زید ابن عربشاه علویTitle: Aḥsan al-kibār fī maʻrifat al-aʼimmat al-aṭhārTitle: احسن الکبار فی معرفة الائمة الاطهارA list of the 78 chapters of the complete work follows the preface (ff. 4v-11v).
Language(s): Persian and ArabicPhysical Description
Form: codexMaterial: paperSupport: PaperExtent: 365 ff.Dimensions (leaf): 200 × 130 mm.Foliation:India Office stamped foliation.
Collation
Catchwords.
Condition
Unbound, loose folios; worm-eaten, margins repaired in places.
Layout
Columns:1
Ruled lines: 14
14 lines per page.
Hand(s)
Small and mostly neat nastaʻliq; black ink with headings in red.
Additions:Some marginal notes.
Encased in wrapper made from discarded India Office official document.
History
Origin: Early 18th century CE. ; IndiaProvenance and Acquisition
Purchased by the Government of India at sale organised by Delhi Prize Agents, 1859; administrative deposit India Office Library, 1876.
Acquired by the Government of India in 1876.
Record Sources
Based on C.A. Storey's description in Drafts for Catalogue of Persian Manuscripts in the India Office Library, vol. III, MSS Eur E207/8, f.9r (digital images currently unavailable). Revised by Ursula Sims-Williams
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