توزک جهانگيری Tūzuk-i Jahāngīrī, undated (original text compiled 16th-17th cent. C.E.)
Scope and Contents
The memoirs of the Mughal Emperor Nūr-al-Dīn Muḥammad Jahāngīr (d.1037 A.H.,1627 C.E.), considered to be spurious, and containing an account of the transactions of the first thirteen years of his reign (1014-1027 A.H., 1605-1617 C.E.).
Dates
- Creation: undated (original text compiled 16th-17th cent. C.E.)
Language of Materials
Persian (Script: nasta'līq)
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
Donated to the University of Edinburgh Library by Adam Anderson, nephew of the collector, James Anderson, in 1844.
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, Adam, 1797-1853 (Scottish judge and Senator of the College of Justice) (Donor, Person)
- Anderson, James, 1758-1833 (Persian Interpretor, East India Company) (Former owner, Person)
Repository Details
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