Item Summary

A general history of the Muslims beginning with the creation of the world and ending with the accession of Mehmed II in 855 H. On fol. 149a: a chart of the Seljuq rulers; on fol. 150a: arithmetic calculations; on fol. 150b: poem and letter in Turkish.

Descriptive Information

Title
بهجة التوارىخ.
Transliterated Title
Bahjat al-tavārīkh.
Call Number
Islamic Manuscripts, New Series no. 121
Identifier
ark:/88435/dch702qm817
Publisher
[1548]
Language
Persian
Date Created
1548
Extent
150 leaves : paper ; 258 x 176 (182 x 113) mm. bound to 258 x 178 mm.
References
Rieu, C. Catalogue of the Persian manuscripts, III, 884 (Or. 1627)
Storey, C. A. Persian literature, I, 91 (no. 122)
Rights Statement
Copyright Not Evaluated
Notes
Ms. codex.
Title from fol. 4a.
Dedicated to Sultan Mehmed II (fol. 2b).
Physical description: 21 lines per page; written in clear nastaʻliq in black on glazed, laid Arabic paper. Headings in gold; sentences terminate in gold disks. Catchwords. Foliated in both Arabic and Western scripts 1-150. Slight marginal insect damage; otherwise in excellent condition.
Origin: Text completed in Muḥarram 861 H. (fol. 4b) [December 1456]. Copy completed by Darvīsh Maḥmūd Abū Nāmir towards the end of Jumādá al-Thānī 955 H. (fol. 148a) [August 1548].
Incipit: الحمد لله الذى برء کل شىء ثم ارعاه ... اما بعد عرضه مى دارند بنده ضعىف فقىر المعترف على ذنوبه الکبىر والصغىر شکر الله بن الامام الاغر الاکرم شهاب الدىن احمد ... که چون در ايام دولت حضرت سلطان الاسلام والمسلمىن ...
Binding Note
Full leather Arabic binding with flap; spine repaired. Front cover has stamped central mandorla; back cover and flap have stamped and tooled mandala and stamped fillets.

Discovery Information

Subject
Islamic Empire—History—Early works to 1800
Manuscripts, Persian—New Jersey—Princeton

Physical Characteristics

File Count
304

Institutional Information

Collection
Princeton’s Holdings of the al-Madani Library
IIIF Manifest URL

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