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Title

  • Book of Akbar.

Summary

  • Akbar Namah (Book of Akbar) is a historical discourse on Akbar's rule in India written by Ḥamīd ullah Shāhabādī Kashmirī, a reputed historian and poet of Kashmir, India. Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar (1542--1605), also known as Akbar the Great, was a Mughal emperor who ruled India from 1556 to 1605. The manuscript was made by an unknown copyist in the 19th century. The fringe of the manuscript is adorned with gold inlaid on each page; the first page is specially decorated with gold inlaid floral designs. The manuscript contains three paintings, facing page 48, page 50, and page 63.

Names

  • ullah Shāhabādī Kashmirī, Ḥamīd Author.

Created / Published

  • [place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1836-04-29.

Headings

  • -  India--Jammu and Kashmīr
  • -  1556 to 1605
  • -  Akbar, Emperor of Hindustan, 1542-1605
  • -  Persian poetry

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  Original resource extent: 258 leaves ; 25 x 14 centimeters.
  • -  Original resource at: Allama Iqbal Library, University of Kashmir.
  • -  Content in Persian.
  • -  Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

Source Collection

  • World History

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021667173

Online Format

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  • pdf
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Ullah Shāhabādī Kashmirī, Ḥamīd Author. Book of Akbar. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, -04-29, 1836] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021667173/.

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Ullah Shāhabādī Kashmirī, Ḥ. A. (1836) Book of Akbar. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, -04-29] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021667173/.

MLA citation style:

Ullah Shāhabādī Kashmirī, Ḥamīd Author. Book of Akbar. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, -04-29, 1836] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021667173/>.