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Duval-Rani Khizr Khan
Alternative Title: Ashika
Author: Khusrao, Amir
Keywords: Literature
Manuscript
Publisher: National Museum, New Delhi
Description: The earliest known dated manuscript of Akbar's period, (also known as 'Ashika') is one of the most important works of Amir Khusaro, the great Persian poet of the Sultanate period. It is a historical Mathnawi and is included in the source material on History by H.M. Eliot. The story revolves around the love affair of Khizr Khan, son of Alauddin Khalji and Duval Rani, the Hindu princess of Gujarat. It is written in the Nastaliq script.
Type: Manuscript
Received From: National Museum, New Delhi
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.title.alternative | Ashika |
| dc.contributor.author | Khusrao, Amir |
| dc.contributor | Mir Sayyid Ali |
| dc.coverage.spatial | India |
| dc.coverage.temporal | 1568 AD |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-01-22T10:06:11Z |
| dc.date.available | 2021-01-22T10:06:11Z |
| dc.description | The earliest known dated manuscript of Akbar's period, (also known as 'Ashika') is one of the most important works of Amir Khusaro, the great Persian poet of the Sultanate period. It is a historical Mathnawi and is included in the source material on History by H.M. Eliot. The story revolves around the love affair of Khizr Khan, son of Alauddin Khalji and Duval Rani, the Hindu princess of Gujarat. It is written in the Nastaliq script. |
| dc.format.extent | 32.2 x 21 cm, 157 folios, 2 Illustrations |
| dc.format.mimetype | image/jpg |
| dc.language.iso | Persian |
| dc.publisher | National Museum, New Delhi |
| dc.subject | Literature Manuscript |
| dc.type | Manuscript |
| dc.identifier.accessionnumber | L53.2/7 |
| dc.format.medium | image |
| dc.format.material | Paper, Ink, Gold |
| dc.contributor.translator | Bayazid, Sultan |
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.alternativetitle | Ashika |
| dc.contributor.author | Khusrao, Amir |
| dc.contributor | Mir Sayyid Ali |
| dc.coverage.spatial | India |
| dc.coverage.temporal | 1568 AD |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-01-22T10:06:11Z |
| dc.date.available | 2021-01-22T10:06:11Z |
| dc.description | The earliest known dated manuscript of Akbar's period, (also known as 'Ashika') is one of the most important works of Amir Khusaro, the great Persian poet of the Sultanate period. It is a historical Mathnawi and is included in the source material on History by H.M. Eliot. The story revolves around the love affair of Khizr Khan, son of Alauddin Khalji and Duval Rani, the Hindu princess of Gujarat. It is written in the Nastaliq script. |
| dc.format.extent | 32.2 x 21 cm, 157 folios, 2 Illustrations |
| dc.format.mimetype | image/jpg |
| dc.language.iso | Persian |
| dc.publisher | National Museum, New Delhi |
| dc.subject | Literature Manuscript |
| dc.type | Manuscript |
| dc.identifier.accessionnumber | L53.2/7 |
| dc.format.medium | image |
| dc.format.material | Paper, Ink, Gold |
| dc.contributor.translator | Bayazid, Sultan |
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