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پادشاهنامه Pādishāh-nāmah, undated copy (original text extant by 17th cent. C.E.)

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Identifier: Or Ms 409

Scope and Contents

The oldest history of the first ten years of the Emperor Shāhjahān's reign (1037-1047 A.H.,1628-1637 C.E.), by Muḥammad Amīn ibn Abī al-Ḥusayn Qazvīnī, who entered the emperor's service as munshī in the fifth year of his reign, 1042 A.H., 1632-1633 C.E.

A Descriptive Catalogue of the Arabic and Persian Manuscripts in Edinburgh University Library by Mohammad Hukk et al. (1925) says, "This copy is particularly interesting, as from the cancelling of many parts of the text, especially in the muqaddimah, we may conclude that we have got here the author's first sketch or brouillon." Please consult said catalogue for more details of the missing text.

On fol.1b in another handwriting (mild shikastah) some Persian statistical and topographical data is given.

Dates

  • Creation: undated copy (original text extant by 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).

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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