Title: Shirin and Khusraw

Description

• Shirin va Khusraw (Shirin and Khusraw) is a story written in the 12th century by Shaykh Nizami Ganjavi (circa 1140-1202), based on a tale found in Shahnamah (Book of kings), the epic-historical work of Persian literature composed at the end of the tenth century by the poet Firdawsi (circa 940–1020). The legend was well known before Firdawsi and further romanticized by later Persian poets. The story chosen by Nizami was commissioned by and dedicated to the Seljuk Sultan Tughrul and to the sultan’s brother, Qizil Arsalan. This copy was made by Sidiq Mir in 1857.

Author

• Niẓāmī Ganjavī (1140 or 41-1202 or 3)

Scribe

• Mir, Sidiq

Language

• Persian

Place

• Central and South Asia > India > Jammu and Kashmīr

Time

• 500 CE - 1499 CE
• 1850 CE - 1899 CE

Topic

• Literature > Other literatures > East Indo-European & Celtic literatures

Additional Subjects

• Epic poetry;
• Khosrow II, King of Persia, died 628;
• Love stories;
• Persian poetry

Type of Item

• Manuscripts

Physical Description

• 271 leaves ; 21 × 13 centimeters

Institution

• Allama Iqbal Library, University of Kashmir