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Or Ms 69: دبستان مذاهب Dabistān-i maẕāhib, 1215 A.H., 1800 C.E.

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Identifier: Or Ms 69

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An exposition of the religious creeds and philosophical systems of the East. The author's name does not appear, but the work is probably attributable to Mubād-Shāh, who completed it shortly after 1063 A.H. (1653 C.E.). Comprising fifteen sections with numerous subsections, it gives a fair insight into the beliefs of the Parsis, Hindus, Buddhists, Jews, Christians, Muslims, Muwaḥḥids (unitarians), Philosophers, Sufis (theosophists), and several others.

Dates: 1215 A.H.; 1800 C.E.

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Or Ms 71: روضة الصفاء Rawz̤at al-ṣafāʼ, 1057 A.H., 1647 C.E.

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Identifier: Or Ms 71

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An excellent copy (seven volumes bound in one) in good preservation of the famous work on general history, composed around the turn of the 16th century C.E., by Muḥammad b. Khāvandshāh b. Maḥmūd, “Mīrkhānd”.

Dates: 1057 A.H.; 1647 C.E.

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Or Ms 73: ظفرنامه Ẓafar-nāmah, undated copy (original text composed 15th cent. C.E.)

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Identifier: Or Ms 73

Scope and Contents An authentic history of the great conqueror Tīmūr (Tamerlane) from his birth, 736 A.H. (1336 C.E.), to his death, 807 A.H. (1405 C.E.), collected from official records, by Mawlānā Sharaf al-Dīn 'Alī Yazdī (d. 858 A.H., 1454 C.E.), who was attached to the court of Sulṭān Shāhrukh Mīrzā, and subsequently of his son, Sulṭān Ibrāhīm Mīrzā, at whose desire the present work was compiled at Shiraz in four years and dedicated to Shāhrukh in 828 A.H. (1425 C.E.). The ...

Dates: undated copy (original text composed 15th cent. C.E.)

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Or Ms 74: ظفرنامه Ẓafar-nāmah, 1090 A.H., 1679 C.E.

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Identifier: Or Ms 74

Scope and Contents An authentic history of the great conqueror Tīmūr (Tamerlane) from his birth, 736 A.H. (1336 C.E.), to his death, 807 A.H. (1405 C.E.), collected from official records, by Mawlānā Sharaf al-Dīn 'Alī Yazdī (d. 858 A.H., 1454 C.E.), who was attached to the court of Sulṭān Shāhrukh Mīrzā, and subsequently of his son, Sulṭān Ibrahim Mīrzā, at whose desire the present work was compiled at Shiraz in four years and dedicated to Shāhrukh in 828 A.H. (1425 C.E.). The ...

Dates: 1090 A.H.; 1679 C.E.

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Or Ms 77: طبقات اکبرشاهی Ṭabaqāt-i Akbar-Shāhī, undated copy (original text composed 16th cent. C.E.)

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Identifier: Or Ms 77

Scope and Contents A most celebrated general history of India from the time of the Muslim conquest (367 A.H., 977 C.E.) to the 38th year of Mughal Emperor Akbar's reign (1002 A.H., 1593 A.D.). The work, which is the earliest pertaining exclusively to India, is also known under the titles of Ṭabaqāt-i Akbarī, Ta'rīkh-i Niẓamī, and Ta' rīkh-i Sulṭān-i Niẓamī. It was compiled by Niẓam al-Dīn Aḥmad b. Muḥammad Muqīm...

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

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

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

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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.)

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Or Ms 99: کلّیات خاقانی Kulliyyāt-i Khāqānī, undated copy (original text composed 12th cent. C.E.)

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Identifier: Or Ms 99

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The poetical compositions of the celebrated Imām Afẓal al-Dīn Badil Ibrāhīm b. 'Alī Najjār "Khāqānī" of Shirvan, who originally wrote poetry under the name of Haqā'iqī d. 582 A.H.(1186 C.E.).

Dates: undated copy (original text composed 12th cent. C.E.)

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

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Or Ms 104: کلّیات سعدی Kulliyyāt-i Sa'dī, 964 A.H., 1556 C.E.

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Identifier: Or Ms 104

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A magnificent copy of the complete collected works of pre-eminently the most popular of Persian poets Sa'dī of Shiraz.

Dates: 964 A.H.; 1556 C.E.

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

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Or Ms 106: دیوان حافظ Dīvān-i Ḥāfiẓ, undated copy (original text composed 14th cent. C.E.)

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Identifier: Or Ms 106

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A collection of poems by the celebrated Persian lyric poet Shams-al-Dīn Muḥammad "Ḥāfiẓ" of Shiraz (ca. 715-792 A.H. /1315-1390 C.E.). This volume, probably copied in the 11th century A.H. (broadly, 17th cent. CE), is richly illuminated and includes twelve highly finished miniatures in Indian style.

Dates: undated copy (original text composed 14th cent. C.E.)

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Or Ms 107: کلّیات عرفی Kulliyyāt-i 'Urfī, 1065 A.H., 1655 C.E.

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Identifier: Or Ms 107

Scope and Contents The collected works of the celebrated poet Sayyid Muḥammad Jamāl al-Dīn " 'Urfī " Shīrāzī, who came to India, 994 A.H. (1586 C.E.), first proceeded to the Deccan, where he soon entered into the service of Ḥakīm Masīḥ al-Dīn Abū al-Fatḥ Jīlānī, but subsequently, on the death of his patron, 997 A.H. (1589 C.E.), he went to seek his fortune at Agra. Here he soon rose in the favour of the Khān-i Khānān, Mīrzā 'Abd al-Raḥīm (the son of Bayram Khān, who had been Akbar's regent), who had translated...

Dates: 1065 A.H.; 1655 C.E.

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

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Or Ms 69: دبستان مذاهب Dabistān-i maẕāhib, 1215 A.H., 1800 C.E.

Or Ms 71: روضة الصفاء Rawz̤at al-ṣafāʼ, 1057 A.H., 1647 C.E.

Or Ms 73: ظفرنامه Ẓafar-nāmah, undated copy (original text composed 15th cent. C.E.)

Or Ms 74: ظفرنامه Ẓafar-nāmah, 1090 A.H., 1679 C.E.

Or Ms 77: طبقات اکبرشاهی Ṭabaqāt-i Akbar-Shāhī, 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.)

Or Ms 99: کلّیات خاقانی Kulliyyāt-i Khāqānī, undated copy (original text composed 12th cent. C.E.)

Or Ms 104: کلّیات سعدی Kulliyyāt-i Sa'dī, 964 A.H., 1556 C.E.

Or Ms 106: دیوان حافظ Dīvān-i Ḥāfiẓ, undated copy (original text composed 14th cent. C.E.)

Or Ms 107: کلّیات عرفی Kulliyyāt-i 'Urfī, 1065 A.H., 1655 C.E.

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