Or Ms 377: سرگذشت راجهای اعظم گڙه Sarguẕasht-i rājahā-yi A‘ẓamgaṛh, 1289 A.H., 1872 C.E.
Scope and Contents
This is an Urdu version of the original Persian work, which is a brief account of the rulers of A‘ẓamgaṛh by Sayyid Amīr ‘Alī Raz̤vī, who mentions several nobles of Niẓāmābād, all of whom had attained long ages, as the authority for this work. The history begins from the adventures of Abhman-Singh, son of Chandar-Sen-Rāi, of the tribe of Gūtam, who received the title of Nādir-Dawlat-Khān from the Mughal Emperor Akbar (1542-1605 C.E.), and ends with the transfer of the district to the British in the Faṣlī calendar year 1205 (1801 C.E.), by the Nawwāb Wazīr Sa‘ādat ‘Alī Khān of Awadh. At the end a genealogical tree of the rulers is given. The author is himself the translator.
Illuminated frontispiece.
This manuscript was copied for the donor.
Dates
- Creation: 1289 A.H.
- Creation: 1872 C.E.
Language of Materials
Urdu (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).
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
- Reid, James Robert, 1838-1908 (Administrator, British Raj) (Donor, Person)
Repository Details
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