Persian Manuscripts. ecli 
Author :—Ahmad B. Md. ‘Ali B. Md. Baqir of Isfahan, 
composed in a.r. 1224 = a.p. 1809. For details see Br. Mus. 
Pers. Cat., 8 
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ritten j in minute Ta‘liq. Not dated. 
Beg. : —_— U as 3 slat} &y, sleded} Jam co! al! des} 
e! payion 
(Syed Zayn al-‘Abidin Lib., Murshidabad.) 
72, 
A valuable history of nhiGa and ee by ae B. 
Ahmad B. Hasan Faryabi (d. 4.4. ve = 1210), For 
author see Berl. Lib. Ar. Cat. No. 8771. The name of the 
author and the work are incidentally cen in the Br. Mus. 
Pers. Cat., Vol. III, p. 1030%. Written in clear Ta‘liq, within 
coloured ruled borders. No date, apparently 17th century. 
Beg. :-— Pd wag a Lydd std yo Gtlle y Upldo 
(Imperial Lib.) 
a3; 
BioGRAPHY. 
see 
epee] cp! 
An excellent and valuable collection of biographies of 
ancient and modern poets and poetesses, by Rajah Ratan Singh 
Bahadur, Peeunally called “ Zakhmi” (d. a. 1267 = A.D. 
1851). He as an inhabitant of Lucknow and was the finan- 
cial danister : of the Nawwabs; but his propert vy and family 
Were at Bareilly.! His titles were Munshi al- Mulak Fakhr 
al-Dawlah Dabir al-Mulak Rajah Ratan Singh Bahadur 
paola For his life and other works see Sprenger Cat., 4 
p. 591, Br. Mus. oe Cat., Vol. III, pp. 962¢ and 10965 an 
hie is ‘cs a Vol. of the work.2 Itcontains about 1, A 
notices arranged in alphabetical order, and begins with T.a.(b). 
EE os ee 
| He left a big lib hich there were many printed boo 
tbout 2.000 MBS foot i sch Ssh ig ies Cat., p. 9624): Many MSS. originally 
dia 
nging to his library have been purchased by the Government of In 
for the A. 1.5.8. 
had, 
b the Ist Vol. of this ~— in the possession of Mata Pers 
” ene. Nawazgange, Luckno 
