انشای هرکرن Inshā-i Harkarn, 1182 A.H., 1768 C.E.
Scope and Contents
Models of various kinds of correspondence by Harkarn, son of the Mathurā-Dās Kanbū Multānī, whom Mughal ruler Jahāngīr (r. 1605-1627 C.E.) had appointed Ṣūbahdūr, or governor, of Akbarābād (Agra) during 1031-1032 A.H., 1621-1622 C.E.
Dates
- Creation: 1182 A.H.
- Creation: 1768 C.E.
Creator
- Shīw-Bakhsh, fl 1759-1775 (scribe) (Scribe, Person)
Language of Materials
Persian (Script: nasta'līq-shikastah)
Physical Description
Bound with OR MS. 338
Conditions Governing Access
Open. Please contact the repository in advance.
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
Bequeathed to the University of Edinburgh Library by David Anderson in 1828, entered the library in 1834.
Physical Description
Bound with OR MS. 338
Processing Information
Annotation uses legacy data from Mohammed Hukk et al. A Descriptive Catalogue of the Arabic and Persian Manuscripts in Edinburgh University Library.
Creator
- Shīw-Bakhsh, fl 1759-1775 (scribe) (Scribe, Person)
Source
- Anderson, David, 1750-1828 (Diplomat, East India Company) (Donor, Person)
Repository Details
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