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نقل خطوط صاحب کلان Naql-i khuṭūṭ-i Ṣaḥib-i Kalān, 1222-1224 A.H., 1807-1810 C.E.

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Identifier: Or Ms 127

Scope and Contents

This volume contains transcriptions of a collection of 869 letters, dispatches, etc., which were sent to the Nawwāb Vazīr al-Mumālik Sa'adat 'Alī Khān of Oudh by Colonel John Baillie, British Resident at Lucknow, between the 2nd Jumādā I, 1222 A.H. (9th July, 1807 C.E.), and the 28th Zulḥijjah, 1224 A.H. (4th February, 1810 C.E). The contents of these letters are miscellaneous and deal with the affairs of the Ṣūbah of Oudh.

Dates

  • Creation: 1222-1224 A.H.
  • Creation: 1807-1810 C.E.

Language of Materials

Persian (Script: nasta'līq-shikastah-āmīz)

Conditions Governing Access

Open. Please contact the repository in advance.

Full Extent

1 volume

Other Finding Aids

Hukk, Mohammed Ashraful; Ethé, Hermann; and Robertson, Edward, A Descriptive Catalogue of the Arabic and Persian Manuscripts in Edinburgh University Library (Hertford: Stephen Austin & Sons Ltd., 1925).

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated to the University of Edinburgh Library by Lieutenant-Colonel John Baillie of Leys' grandson, also named John Baillie, in 1876.

Processing Information

Annotation uses legacy data from Mohammed Hukk et al. A Descriptive Catalogue of the Arabic and Persian Manuscripts in Edinburgh University Library.

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

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