Heft dasitan - هفت داستان

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  • Reference
    • GB 59 Or 11193
  • Dates of Creation
    • Late 16th century-Early 17th century
  • Language of Material
    • Turkish
  • Physical Description
    • 1 text 132 ff Materials : Paper. Foliation : European, 132 ff. Dimensions : 284 mm x 165 mm. Script : Calligraphic nesih, fully vocalized.

Scope and Content

This volume contains a narrative without the name of the author provided, written in an extremely ornate style, of the campaigns of Kanuni Sultan Süleyman from 970 AH until 974 AH (1562-66 CE). The date of compilation (980 AH/1572-73 CE) appears on f 131v. The text contains a single unvan. This manuscript is possibly the autograph of the author and was likely copied in the late 16th or early 17th century CE.

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