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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