گلشن ابراهيمی ـ جلد اوّل Gulshan-i Ibrāhīmī (vol.i), undated (original text compiled 17th cent. C.E.)
Scope and Contents
This is Vol. I of a general history of India from the earliest times to 1018 A.H., 1609 C.E., the year in which it was presented to Sulṭān Naṣīr al-Dīn Ibrāhīm ‘Ādil-Shāh, the King of Bījāpūr (988-1037 A.H., 1580-1627 C.E.), at whose desire it had been compiled by the celebrated Muḥammad Qāsim Hindū-Shāh, surnamed "Firishtah," who was born in Astarābād about 960 A.H., 1552 C.E. The present work is commonly called the Tārīkh-i Firishtah.
Dates
- Creation: undated (original text compiled 17th cent. C.E.)
Language of Materials
Persian (Script: nasta'līq)
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).
Custodial History
It is stated on the flyleaf that it was purchased in 1178 A.H., 1764 C.E. (the buyer is not unidentified).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bequeathed to the University of Edinburgh Library by David Anderson in 1828, entered the library in 1834.
Physical Description
Cover has a gilt frame.
Processing Information
Annotation uses legacy data from Mohammed Hukk et al. A Descriptive Catalogue of the Arabic and Persian Manuscripts in Edinburgh University Library.
Source
- Anderson, David, 1750-1828 (Diplomat, East India Company) (Donor, Person)
Geographic
Repository Details
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