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Or 2780, ff 41v-132v
- Record Id:
- 040-002559831
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002559829
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100023437643.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 2780, ff 41v-132v
- Title:
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Shāhanshāhnāmah by Aḥmad Tabrīzī
- Scope & Content:
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A rhymed history of Chinggis Khān, 1162-1227 and his successors down to 738
The copy is dated 14th Rajab 800
Decorations:
- Miniature: Folio 44v: The Mongols leaving the valley of Irgene Kun where they had taken refuge for 400 years from the Tatars.
- Miniature: Folio 49v: Chinggis Khān, 1162-1227 fighting the Chinese in the mountains.
- Miniature: Folio 61r: Chinggis Khān, 1162-1227 in the pulpit in the mosque at Bukhara where the people were assembled for the festival prayers, calling himself the scourge of God. He said he was sent to punish the nation for its sins.
- Miniature: Folio 89v: The Caliph, al-Musta'ṣim, brought before Hūlāgū Khān.
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002559829
040-002559831 - Is part of:
- Or 2780 : A collection of epic poems including the Garshāsbnāmah by Asadī Ṭūsī.and 3 other poems
Or 2780, ff 41v-132v : Shāhanshāhnāmah by Aḥmad Tabrīzī - Hierarchy:
- 032-002559829[0002]/040-002559831
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Or 2780
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 text
- Digitised Content:
- http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_2780 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Persian
- Scripts:
- Arabic
- Start Date:
- 1397
- End Date:
- 1397
- Date Range:
- Ṣafar 800
- Calendar:
- Hijri qamari
- Era:
- AH
- Access:
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- Administrative Context:
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Origin: Ṣafar 800 Hijri qamari (1397-1397)
- Finding Aids:
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For a more detailed catalogue entry see:
Rieu, Charles. Supplement to the Catalogue of the Persian Manuscripts in the British Museum. London: British Museum, 1895: no.201
Titley, Norah M. Miniatures from Persian Manuscripts. A Catalogue and Subject Index of Paintings Etc. London, 1977: pp.39-40
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)