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Mahmud Nama
(محمود نامہ)

Title	Mahmud Nama
Title Original	محمود نامہ
Publication Date:	1882
Publication Place	Printer: Mumbai (India) - Matbaʿ Fath al-Karim
Subject	Poetry \| Advice literature; Mahmud Ghaznawi; Ghazna \| Pakistan \| Afghanistan \| Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Type	Document
Language	Persian
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Pages Count	16
Physical Dimensions	21 cm x 13.5 cm
Library:	UCLA Digital Library
Library Asset ID	4751
Record ID	z1n4001m
Library Location	Sufi Shrine Libraries of the Afghan-Pakistan Frontier - Shah Mohammad Ghous Academy, Peshawar
Date	1882
Notes	This pamphlet is about Sultan Mahmud Ghaznawi and Ayaz, the paradigmatic master and servant, who are often employed as metaphors in Persian and Urdu literature. It presents advice in the form of allegorical poetry. Annotations in the margins clarify difficult passages. \| Digitization for the Sufi Shrine Libraries of the Afghan-Pakistan Frontier collection was sponsored by the Modern Endangered Archives Program with funding from Arcadia. \| public domain

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Mahmud Nama

(محمود نامہ)

Publication Date 1882

Publication Place Printer: Mumbai (India) - Matbaʿ Fath al-Karim

Subject Poetry | Advice literature; Mahmud Ghaznawi; Ghazna | Pakistan | Afghanistan | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Type Document

Language Persian

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Pages Count 16

Physical Dimensions 21 cm x 13.5 cm

Library UCLA Digital Library

Library Asset ID 4751

Record ID z1n4001m

Library Location Sufi Shrine Libraries of the Afghan-Pakistan Frontier - Shah Mohammad Ghous Academy, Peshawar

Date 1882

Notes This pamphlet is about Sultan Mahmud Ghaznawi and Ayaz, the paradigmatic master and servant, who are often employed as metaphors in Persian and Urdu literature. It presents advice in the form of allegorical poetry. Annotations in the margins clarify difficult passages. | Digitization for the Sufi Shrine Libraries of the Afghan-Pakistan Frontier collection was sponsored by the Modern Endangered Archives Program with funding from Arcadia. | public domain