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Baillie, John Baillie, of Leys, 1835-1890 (donor of the Oriental Manuscripts Collection)

 Person

Biography

John B. Baillie of Leys bequeathed 165 Arabic and Persian manuscripts - the collection of John Baillie, his grandfather - to the University Library in 1876.

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Or Ms 30: موارد الکلم وسلک درر الحکم Mawārid al-kilam wa-silk durar al-ḥikam, undated copy (original text composed 16th cent. C.E.)

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Identifier: Or Ms 30
Scope and Contents

A work on ethics by the celebrated Shaykh Abū al-Fayḍ, eldest son of Shaykh Mubārak Nāgūrī, and brother of the equally celebrated Abū al-Faḍl. He was born at Agra, 954 A.H. (1547 C.E.), and on account of his literary talents became a great favourite with the Mughal Emperor Akbar (1542-1605 C.E.).

Dates: undated copy (original text composed 16th cent. C.E.)

Or Ms 94: تحفة الملوک Tuḥfat al-Mulūk, undated copy (original text composed 11th cent. C.E.)

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Identifier: Or Ms 94
Scope and Contents

The work is a short treatise intended for the instruction of princes and rulers, and consists of forty chapters, each containing four different pieces of advice. The author, whose name in this instance is not mentioned, was 'Abd-allāh Muḥammad al-Anṣarī of Herat (d. 481 A.H., 1088 C.E.). From the preface it would appear that the work is a compilation of the wise sayings of old philosophers and statesmen.

Dates: undated copy (original text composed 11th cent. C.E.)

Or Ms 95: اخلاق ناصری Akhlāq-i Nāṣirī, 1146 A.H., 1735 C.E.

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Identifier: Or Ms 95
Scope and Contents

A famous treatise on ethics, by Naṣīr al-Dīn Muḥammad b. Muḥammad b. al-Ḥasan al-Ṭūsī, known as Naṣīr-i Ṭūsī, who was born, 597 A.H. (1201 C.E.) and died, 672 A.H. (1274 C.E.).

Dates: 1146 A.H.; 1735 C.E.

Or Ms 96: منهاج الطالبین Minhāj al-Ṭalibīn, 1146 A.H., 1735 C.E.

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Identifier: Or Ms 96
Scope and Contents

A short treatise containing 145 selected pieces of advice in religious, moral, social, and political matters, by Naṣīr al-Dīn Muḥammad b. Muḥammad b. al-Ḥasan al-Ṭūsī, known as Naṣīr-i Ṭūsī, who was born, 597 A.H. (1201 C.E.) and died, 672 A.H. (1274 C.E.). See Or Ms 95 for more of his work.

Dates: 1146 A.H.; 1735 C.E.

Or Ms 97: اخلاق محسنی Akhlāq-i Muḥsinī, 1216 A.H., 1801 C.E.

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Identifier: Or Ms 97
Scope and Contents

This is a well-known work on ethics, by Kamāl al-Dīn Ḥusayn Vāʿiẓ Kāshifī, born ca. 840 A.H. (1436-37 C.E.) died. 910 A.H. (1504-5 C.E.).

Dates: 1216 A.H.; 1801 C.E.