4 works by 4 authors on the subjects of Persian poetry, Ghazals, Mogul Empire, Universal history, and Tales
MS. Selden Superius 23
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
From Fihrist: Union Catalogue of Manuscripts from the Islamicate World
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Title
4 works by 4 authors on the subjects of Persian poetry, Ghazals, Mogul Empire, Universal history, and Tales
Shelfmark
MS. Selden Superius 23
Language
Persian
Contents
Form
codex
Physical extent
421 ff.
Hands
Nastaʻlīq
Acquisition
Presented to the Bodleian Library by Selden's estate in 1659.
Provenance
The collections of John Selden .
Subject
Mogul Empire--History
Universal history
Persian poetry
Ghazals, Persian
Tales
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Title
Dîwân-i-Khanjar, etc.
Shelfmark
MS. Selden Superius 23
Summary
(1032) Lyrical poems by a poet with the takhalluş Khanjar (fols. 1-141).
(165) A chronicle of the Moghul race, preceded by a general history of the early prophets from Adam to Muhammad, ended c. 1497-1499 (fols. 148b-267b).
(345) An anonymous collection of tales and traditions, no date (fols. 268b-383a).
(231) A short chronicle of the first fourteen years of the emperor Jahângîr's reign (fols. 389b-421a).
Date
c. 15th century
Language
Persian
Arabic
Physical extent
421 Leaves
Custodial history
Manuscript 3255 acquired by the Bodleian Library
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Collection contents
Dîwân-i-Khanjar, etc.
