'Abdullah b. Fadlullah Shirazi (fl.AH 723/1323 AD): Tarikh-e-Wassaf

AFGHANISTAN OR PERSIA, AH 1161/1748 AD AND LATER

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'Abdullah b. Fadlullah Shirazi (fl.AH 723/1323 AD): Tarikh-e-Wassaf
Afghanistan or Persia, AH 1161/1748 AD and later
History of the Mongols, Persian manuscript on polished ivory paper, 459ff. with 23ll. of black, red, blue and gold nasta'liq, 6 gold and polychrome illuminated headings, colophon signed Ghulam Hasan and dated 1161, generally good condition, plus a later glossary, in black morocco binding
Folio 12½ x 7 3/8in. (32 x 8.7cm.); text 9¼ x 4.3.4in. (23.5 x 12cm.)

Lot Essay

This history of the Mongols runs from the death of Mangu Khan in AH 656/1258 AD to the successors of Oktai, Juji and Chaghtai of the author's own time.
This copy was prepared for Prince Muhammad Akram son of Amir Dost Muhammad Khan the ruler of Kabul.
The later glossary, entitled Farhang lughat-i-ghariba-i-ghair shai'ah wassaf al hadrah contains the meanings of unusual Arabic, Persian and Turkish words.

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