Tevarih-i Oğuziyan ve Çingiziyan ve Selçukiyan ve Osmaniyan - تواریخ اغویان و چنکزیان و سلچوقیان و عثمانیان

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  • Reference
    • GB 59 Or 12592
  • Dates of Creation
    • Early 17th century
  • Language of Material
    • Turkish
  • Physical Description
    • 1 text 230 ff Materials : Paper. Foliation : European, 230 ff. Dimensions : 295 mm x 190 mm. Ruling : Blue double ruling except on f 2r, where the ruling is in gold. Script : Nesih. Ink : Main text in black with headers and catchwords in red ink and blue for ruling and chapter markers in the columns; gold for illumination; on f 1r a summary of the text is written in ball-point pen in blue ink. Binding : Ottoman binding in maroon leather with flap and gold embossed medallions.

Scope and Content

This volume contains a general history of the Turkic peoples, without the name of the author provided, from the accession of Oğuz Han to the Capture of San'a in 953 AH (1546 CE). The first folio of the text has been supplied in a modern hand and contains a complete overview of the text. Copious marginal notes are found throughout the text. This manuscript was likely copied in the early 17th century CE.

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Acquisition Information

Purchased by the British Museum from Dr. Oskar Rescher on 23 May 1961.