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Or Ms 237: انتظام راج اعظم گڙه Intiẓām-i Rāj-i A‘ẓamgaṛh, undated (original text compiled 19th cent. C.E.)

 Item
Identifier: Or Ms 237

Scope and Contents

The story of the rulers of A‘ẓamgaṛh (a Ta‘alluqah in the United Provinces of India), from the time of Abhman-Singh and Sagar-Rāi, sons of Chand-Sen, of the tribe of Rajpūts and Zamīndārs of Mahnagar (in the parganah of Niẓāmābād), till the death of the Rānī, wife of the Rājah Muḥammad A‘ẓam Khān, and end of the rūj (rule).

The work, which in its composition is interspersed with numerous verses, was compiled by Girdhāri (see introduction), a muḥarrir or clerk in the office of the Qānūn-gūyan or Lawgivers. It was written in 1216 A.H., 1801 C.E., when the British had newly taken control of parts of the country.

Dates

  • Creation: undated (original text compiled 19th cent. C.E.)

Creator

Language of Materials

Persian (Script: nasta'līq)

Physical Description

Bound with OR MS. 238

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).

Physical Description

Bound with OR MS. 238

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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