This is a story about the love affairs of Jahāndār Sulṭān, Mihrparvar, and Mihrbānū. The story is inspired by the narratives of Brahmans and ancient legends of India, completed by the author during his course of isolation in the monastery of Quṭb al-Dīn Bakhtiyār in Delhi in 1061 AH/1651. This book has been used as a textbook in the Indian subcontinent among other works such as Gulistān, Būstān, Iskandar'nāmah, and Yūsuf and Zulaykhā. Many commentaries and glossaries have been written on this work to date. — Multiple dates; Unknown place of origin

Title

This is a story about the love affairs of Jahāndār Sulṭān, Mihrparvar, and Mihrbānū. The story is inspired by the narratives of Brahmans and ancient legends of India, completed by the author during his course of isolation in the monastery of Quṭb al-Dīn Bakhtiyār in Delhi in 1061 AH/1651. This book has been used as a textbook in the Indian subcontinent among other works such as Gulistān, Būstān, Iskandar'nāmah, and Yūsuf and Zulaykhā. Many commentaries and glossaries have been written on this work to date. — Multiple dates; Unknown place of origin

Shelfmark

Wadh.Minasian 245

Place of origin

Unknown place of origin

Date

1839

Language

Persian

Contents

Form

codex

Support

Western paper (watermark and plain), natural buff, varying thickness (thin, regular and thick), one size, glossy.

Physical extent

207 ff.

Hands

Shikastah-looking Nastʿalīq, one hand, regular. Anonymous

Decoration

Rubricated titles; rubricated lines above some terms and words.

Acquisition

Donated to The Ferdowsi Library by Dr Caro Minasian in 1972.

Subject

Persian fiction

Romance fiction, Persian