Kıssa-yi Ferahşad - قصۀ فرحشاد

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  • Reference
    • GB 59 Or 11408
  • Dates of Creation
    • 15th century
  • Language of Material
    • Turkish
  • Physical Description
    • 1 text 235 ff Materials : Paper. Foliation : European, 235 ff. Dimensions : 262 mm x 170 mm. Ruling : Red double-ruled text frames divided into 2 columns, with gold text frame on f 3v. Script : Nesih, fully vocalized. Ink : Main text in black ink with red for text frames and gold for unvan, text frame on f 3v, and headers.

Scope and Content

This volume contains a romantic mesnevi telling of the loves of Hurşit, daughter of Siyavuş, King of Persia, and Ferahşad, the son of the King of the Mağrip. On other occasions, this text is given the title Hurşitname. The author of the work, Şeyhoğlu Mustafa, completed the poem in 789 AH (1387 CE) and dedicated it firstly (f 14v) to Süleyman Şah of the Germiyanoğlu, who died before the poem was completed. His next patron was Yıldırım Bayezit, son of Murat I and son-in-law of Süleyman Şah, but in this copy he is called Bayezit İbn-i Süleyman in the eulogy of the reigning monarch (f 15r) and also Şehinsah Bayezit İbn-i Ulu Han. The text contains a single gilded unvan and drawings of weapons on the first few leaves. This manuscript was likely copied in the 15th century CE.

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Acquisition Information

Purchased by the British Museum on 21 December 1933 from Luzac & Co.