Illuminated manuscripts
Subject
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Or Ms 469: Shāh u darvīsh, 965 A.H., 1557-58 C.E.
Item
Identifier: Or Ms 469
Scope and Contents
Shāh u darvīsh, also known as Shāh u gidā / gadā, (King and Beggar), is an allegorical mas̲navī by Badr al-Dīn Hilālī Jughatāʾī, also known as Astarābādī, (b. Astarābād, ca. 874 A.H. /1470 C.E.; d. Herat, 936 A.H. /1529 C.E.). Its treats an innocent love between a poor pupil of a seminary and his princely classmate.The text of the present copy begins:
ای وجود تو اصل هر موجود / هستی...
Dates:
965 A.H.; 1557-58 C.E.