Manuscript, in a Nasta'līq hand, of Firishtah’s History of India., [Circa 1790.]
Scope and Contents
The manuscript is dated at the end in the 38th year of Shah'Ālam (circa 1790).
After the Introduction (page 5), the Sections, headed in red, are:
(1) Lahore (page 27);
(2) Delhi (page 90);
(3) Deccan (page 428);
(4) Gujarat (page 798);
(5) Malwa (page 882);
(6) Farukhi Sultans (page 943);
(7) Bengal (page 961);
(8) Sind and Tatta (page 979);
(8) (sic) Jām Sultans of Sind (page 988);
(10) Multan (page 994);
(11) Kashmir (page 1005);
(11) (sic) Malabar (page 1048);
(12) Shaikhs (page 1055);
Conclusion: general remarks on India (page 1125).
On, page 5 is a table of contents, which does not exactly correspond to these sections.
Illumination at the beginning (pages 1-2) and between Parts I and II (pages 601-602).
The manuscript is paginated in the hand of A Ramsay. A translation by Ramsay of the beginning of the section on Kashmir, found loose in the volume, has been pasted in at the end (folio 1).
Dates
- Creation: [Circa 1790.]
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Extent
567 Leaves ; 295 x 200 millimetres.
Language of Materials
From the Collection: Undetermined
Arrangement
1129 pages + ii folios.
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