184 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal [N.S., XII, 1916.] 

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^ Till the discovery of this work the Raudat-ul-Jannat of 

 Mu'in ranked very high both in Europe and Asia, but now— 

 so far at least as the history of the years a.h. 618-721= a. d. 

 1221-1321 is concerned — it must take its place as a mere 

 abridgment of Sayfi and can have no claim to be considered 

 an original authority. 



I trust I have been able to convey some idea of the 

 immense value and deep interest attaching to this rare manu- 

 script, which has remained too long forgotten. Its publication 

 would, I am sure, be welcomed by every Persian scholar and 

 by every student of Asiatic history. 1 



l I am much indebted to Mr. Scholfield who read through this 

 paper and offered many helpful suggestions. 



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