Publication Date
Monday, 11 February 1841
Subject
India--Kings and rulers--Biography
Type
Book
Language
Persian
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Pages Count
34
Physical Dimensions
34 folios, 8 flyleaves (ff. v + 34 + iii). Leaf height: 147 mm, width: 115 mm. Written height: 116 mm, width: 80 mm.
Library
The University of Manchester Library
Library Asset ID
uom:library:digitalcollections:persian:MS-PERSIAN-00779, https://www.digitalcollections.manchester.ac.uk/view/MS-PERSIAN-00779/1, https://image.digitalcollections.manchester.ac.uk/iiif/MS-PERSIAN-00779-000-00001.jp2/full/,200/0/default.jpg, Persian MS 779
Record ID
alma992989086396901631
Library Location
Available Online
Date
Monday, 11 February 1841
Notes
An unidentified scribe completed this very rare, complete, prosimetrical biography entitled Ḥāl-i Baygum Samrū, of Samru Begam, (ca. 1745, r. 1778–1836), ruler of the principality of Sardhana, on Monday, 11 February 1841, just 5 years after her death. Comprised of twenty-two brief chapters, it opens by recounting the life and career of her husband, German mercenary Walter Reinhardt Sombre (ca. 1720-1778). It describes how the Mughal ruler Shāh ‘Alām II rewarded him with lands of the Durrani forces that he defeated, within which he established a principality in 1773. Referring to her to by the honourific Zīb al-Nisā Baygum throughout, then work continues to describe Begum Samru's ascension upon her husband's death in 1778, her formidable character, and major events in her life up until her death.
Veri kaynağı
Manchester Digital Collections
Parçası
Manchester Digital Collections - Persian Manuscripts
