چهار (یا چار) گلشن Chahār (or Chār) Gulshan, undated copy (original text extant by 18th cent. C.E.)
Scope and Contents
A general history and topography of the ṣūbahs of India and the Dakhan (Deccan), composed by Rāi Chaturman (fol. 15), or, with his full name, Chaturman Rāi, a Kāyath of the tribe of Saksīnah, called Rāi-Zādah, and finished in 1173 A.H., 1759-1760 C.E., a week before his death.
Dates
- Creation: undated copy (original text extant by 18th cent. C.E.)
Language of Materials
Persian (Script: nasta'līq)
Physical Description
Bound with OR MS. 413
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. 413
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
- Seton, Archibald, 1758-1818 (East India Company Official) (Donor, Person)
Repository Details
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